Siemens at the NAD Group Digital Engineering Conference 2026
Siemens will join industry leaders at the NAD Group Digital Engineering Conference 2026 taking place March 10 – 11 in Bristol, an event dedicated to shaping a digitally enabled future for defence. The event brings together industry experts to explore how digital engineering is reshaping the way complex defence systems are designed, delivered and sustained.
Today’s defence programs are operating in a far more demanding environment. Teams are navigating increasing system complexity, tighter delivery timelines and rigorous regulatory and certification requirements, all while addressing heightened cybersecurity and resilience expectations. At the same time, they’re managing growing volumes of data, ongoing cost pressures, talent shortages and fragile supply chains, often across distributed teams and long‑standing legacy systems.
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What to expect at this year’s conference
This year’s agenda reflects the full digital engineering journey facing defence today: establishing a shared mindset for transformation, embedding digital from day one and sustaining through‑life operational excellence. The second day will focus on building trust through contractual data foundations, secure and interoperable data exchange and transparent, data‑driven decision making. Together, the six sessions move from “born digital” programs to collaborative execution at an enterprise scale, reinforcing why digital continuity, open standards and trusted data are now mission‑critical across the defence engineering lifecycle.
Showcasing innovation at Booth No. 2
Siemens will be at Booth No. 2, where attendees can learn how the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio supports modern defence programs in navigating these challenges through our eXplore platform.
eXplore is designed to help organizations discover what’s possible for a digital tomorrow.
Through tailored demonstrations, hands-on workshops and real-world use cases delivered via virtual, physical or hybrid experiences, eXplore brings together digital twins, advanced simulation, integrated data and automation to help defence teams accelerate decision-making, strengthen collaboration and manage complexity with confidence across the engineering lifecycle.
Connecting with experts and defence industry leaders
Siemens experts will be available throughout the event to discuss emerging digital engineering trends and the real-world challenges shaping today’s defence programs. Whether you are assessing transformation strategies, evaluating new digital approaches or seeking ways to modernize engineering and certification practices, the conference offers an ideal forum for open exchange and practical discussion.
Attendees are invited to engage with the Siemens team to learn about the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio through eXplore and how Siemens can help enable resilient, future-ready defence capabilities.
Join us at the event
We look forward to meeting you and showcasing how Siemens is helping organizations deliver smarter, more agile and more secure digital engineering outcomes.
Visit us at Booth No. 2.
For more information about the event, click here.
Learn more about Siemens digital engineering for defence
To learn how Siemens supports digital engineering across the defence ecosystem, from digital threads to systems engineering, review the following resources and connect with our experts at the conference:
• Webpage: eXplore a new kind of customer experience
• Analyst report: Advancing aerospace and defence with holistic MBSE
• Upcoming live webinar: Optimize aerospace and defence production and respond faster to increasing demand
