Two-Day Summit to Convene Nation’s Top Defense, Industrial, Energy, and Technology Leaders on the One-Year Anniversary of Historic Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Dave McCormick (R-PA) today announced that he will host the 2026 Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit at the United States Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, on July 14–15, 2026.
The two-day Summit will convene the nation’s and the Commonwealth’s leading defense CEOs and investors, alongside senior U.S. military and administration officials, to showcase Pennsylvania’s defense industrial base and announce partnerships and investments that drive innovation, create great-paying jobs across the Commonwealth and the country, and cement Pennsylvania as a cornerstone of American defense production.
The Summit marks the one-year anniversary of the Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit, which Senator McCormick convened in Pittsburgh with President Donald J. Trump to advance American energy dominance. That first-of-its-kind event delivered more than $92 billion in private-sector commitments to the Commonwealth — the largest single-day investment announcement in Pennsylvania’s history.
“Pennsylvania built the Arsenal of Democracy that won the Second World War. Today, under President Trump’s leadership, the Commonwealth is building the Arsenal of Freedom that will secure the 21st century,” said Senator McCormick. “From shipbuilding in Philadelphia to munitions in the Lehigh Valley, robotics and AI in Pittsburgh, and advanced manufacturing across the Commonwealth, no state is more essential to advancing the President’s Peace through Strength vision than Pennsylvania. President Trump’s decisive leadership and historic investment in defense are transforming our military and making America safer and more prosperous.”