World Defense Show 2026

As the defense industry continues to explore concepts around manned/unmanned teaming (e.g., CCAs), the developers of those technologies must be able to overcome the key challenges surrounding the more intelligent, aware, and connected platforms. Simulation is essential to solving critical design challenges related to autonomy system definition, hardware development, software development, and system validation. Ansys solutions can help engineers dramatically accelerate their work and reduce cost by automatically generating code, demonstrating compliance with safety standards, and minimizing the real-world testing required to prove efficacy.

In aerospace and defense, reliable RF communications and advanced sensors are crucial. Ansys provides simulation solutions to enhance communication, imaging, and sensor systems, ensuring optimal performance and mission success.

The aerospace and defense industries have long operated on the cutting edge to develop and deliver advanced capabilities in all domains — land, sea, air, space, and cyber. However, disruptive technologies and novel approaches are challenging traditional advantages. To keep pace with these rapidly changing industries, companies must embrace digital engineering to create more flexible processes, update legacy programs, and speed new technology into service. 

In today’s complex defense landscape, mission success depends on the seamless integration of multidomain systems within a system-of-systems architecture. Ansys accelerates model-based acquisition—delivering capabilities 10x faster through digital engineering and transformation. From chip to mission, full-fidelity simulation advances adaptive hardware-software integration, reducing costly design iterations, and enabling combat-ready capabilities at the speed of relevance. By optimizing mission outcomes in real-time across thousands of system-of-systems alternatives, Ansys delivers an asymmetric advantage, empowering defense leaders to de-risk mission planning and outpace evolving threats. Only Ansys provides the depth of simulation, the speed of innovation, and the confidence to dominate in an unpredictable battlespace.

Unlock next-generation aerospace and defense advancements with AI-powered simulation and synthetic data solutions from Ansys. Accelerate the design and validation of mission-critical systems by leveraging physics-informed AI/ML models trained on high-fidelity synthetic datasets—ensuring real-world reliability for platforms operating in extreme conditions. From “high speed” and avionics to autonomous systems and electronic warfare, Ansys enables engineers to rapidly explore design trades, optimize performance, and de-risk development through AI-driven simulation. Gain a strategic advantage with scalable, high-accuracy solutions that transform how next-gen defense systems are designed, tested, and deployed—delivering speed, precision, and resilience in an era of accelerated innovation.

Designing air superiority platforms is challenging due to interconnected cyber-physical systems, which can increase costs and timelines. Ansys solutions improve the quality and reliability of these engineering processes.

Ansys software improves mission testing in Aerospace and Defense by optimizing test planning, enhancing result communication, and supporting advanced technology development, ensuring military capabilities stay ahead of emerging threats.