International Conference on Defence Technology (2026 ICDT)

The 2026 International Conference on Defence Technology (2026 ICDT) will be held from September 15–18, 2026 at the Airport International Convention Center in Chengdu, Sichuan Province.

I. Organizing Institutions
Sponsored by: China Ordnance Society
Supported by: Southwest Institute of Technical Physics
Organized by: Editorial Office of Defence Technology, Editorial Office of Acta Armamentarii, Editorial Office of Damage, Editorial Office of Journal of Projectiles, Rockets, Missiles and Guidance, Editorial Office of Integrated Sensing and Microsystems

Conference Chairs: Shuxing Yang (Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering); Clive Woodley (UK, Chief Scientist)
Executive Chair: Baoming Li (Professor, Nanjing University of Science and Technology)

II. Conference Theme
Empowering Intelligence · Driving Innovation

IV. Invited Plenary Speakers (updated continuously)
01 Jiangzhou Wang, Foreign Member of Chinese Academy of Engineering, Fellow of Royal Academy of Engineering (UK)
Title: Large AI Model for Wireless Communications
02 Sheng Liu, Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Title: To be announced
03 Djalal Trache, Professor, Military Academy of Algeria
Title: Toward Sustainable High-Performance Solid Propellants: Energetic Cocrystals and Coated Oxidizers as Game-Changing Platforms
04 Yixin Yang, President & Professor, Nanjing University of Science and Technology
Title: Underwater Low-Speed Small Target Detection and Recognition
05 Evgeny Khmelnikov, Professor, Ural Federal University, Russia
Title: Dynamic Yield Strength and Analysis of Methods for Determining Coefficients in the Jenson-Cook Equation
06 Qun Hao, President & Professor, Changchun University of Science and Technology
Title: To be announced
07 Murali Mohan Cheepu, Professor, Pukyong National University, Korea
Title: Advanced Materials and Additive Manufacturing for Defense Applications
08 Jianqiang Wang, Dean of School of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University; Dean of School of Vehicle and Mobility, Tsinghua University; Director of Suzhou Automotive Research Institute
Title: Novel Development of Special Vehicles Driven by Artificial Intelligence Technologies

VI. Special Training Session
Vladimír Čech, Professor, Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic
Topic: Exterior Ballistics Models for Fire Control Systems and Creation of Tabular Firing Tables

VIII. Conference Schedule
September 15: Registration for all participants
September 16: Opening Ceremony & Plenary Sessions
September 17: Parallel Thematic Forums
September 18 (morning): Special Training Session

IX. Registration Fees
Regular participant: CNY 3,000 per person (excluding publication fee)
Student participant: CNY 2,200 per person (excluding publication fee)
Exhibitor: CNY 12,800 per booth
Publication fee:
CNY 2,000 per paper (for IOP-published papers)
CNY 500 per paper (for internal proceedings only)
Discounts: 10% discount on registration and publication fees for past attendees; 10% discount on registration fee for participants under the “China Ordnance Society Young Talent Doctoral Program” — contact the secretariat for discount code.
Note: Registration fee covers conference materials, meals during the conference, and training session, but excludes transportation, accommodation, and publication fees.