Howgate Publishing
The Military Publisher
independent publisher with a simple ambition to become home to the best military books
FIREBREAK is an educational and strategic networking experience connecting military professionals, academics and industry in honest discussions about shaping the future of UK defence.
The goal is to foster innovation, collaboration and long-term planning through simple, smaller and cost neutral engagement that bring the right minds together.
THEME: 2026 - AI AUTONOMY IN UK DEFENCE?
Artificial Intelligence - a term often misused and misunderstood - this first event seeks to understand AI in both its present capability and its future development.
Well managed AI autonomy can give UK defence a decisive edge but we must decisively invest and prepare for an AI driven battlefield. Those involved in defence; military, educators, industry will come together to collectively understand that ignoring the speed of advance and AGI is perilous, what AI driven defence should look like, how to develop and deploy AI technology, and whether UK defence needs a new procurement plan.
If the UK is to achieve a world-class defence capability, we must build a world-class ecosystem of thinkers, doers and enablers. This event is designed for:
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Military and Defence professionals
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Academic researchers
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Industry
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Investors and Strategists
This event will feature displays by industry, investors and academic authors, and will be documented in a follow-up publication by our publisher, Howgate Publishing.
May 13, 2026 at The Honourable Artillery Company, London
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If you are seeking a single, high-value, educational, networking event to maximise your time and R&D investment in 2026 - this is it.