June 9, 2026 — Defend The Airport 2.0 is a two-day collaborative hosted by the Technology Advancement Center at TheLink in Columbia, Maryland on June 17–18, 2026. The collaborative brings together airport leaders, government officials, and cybersecurity companies to strengthen cyber resilience across commercial and military aviation. Building on the inaugural 2025 event, which convened over 400 aviation and cybersecurity leaders, DTA 2.0 moves from identifying challenges to implementing solutions — with a focus on OT-focused modernization pathways, cross-sector scaling, and expanded federal engagement.
Dr. Wanda T. Jones-Heath, Principal Cyber Advisor for the Department of the Air Force, opens the collaborative. Nick Andersen, Acting Director and Deputy Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, delivers the Day 1 keynote. John J. Garstka, Director, Cyber Warfare, OUSD Acquisition & Sustainment, U.S. Department of War, keynotes Day 2. Participating organizations include the FBI, FAA, Lockheed Martin, BWI Airport, Airports Council International, Tampa International Airport, Maryland Air National Guard, Recorded Future, Schweitzer Engineering, Bureau Veritas, and Horizon3.ai, among others.
The collaborative operates against ADEGA, TAC’s airport cyber range — purpose-built to mirror the complexity of real-world aviation and critical infrastructure systems. ADEGA reproduces operational technology networks acrossairfield lighting control, radar approach control, aircraft communications, fuel storage and dispensing, access control, baggage handling, perimeter security, and digital surveillance, using actual airport technology including weather monitoring, video systems, and access control hardware. Companies defend against real-world cyber threats targeting these systems and present their findings to conference attendees.
StealthPath participates in an industry-led breakout session — “Airport Infrastructures: Challenges, Preparedness, and Awareness” - highlighting companies with products that increase OT visibility moderated by TAC CTO Yonald Chery. The session pairs passive discovery (StealthPath), network segmentation (Dynics), and device management (Phosphorus) to address OT visibility across the airport environment. StealthPath deploys passive discovery and assessment across the ADEGA environment, mapping device inventory and network topology across airport OT systems without active probing. On June 5, 2026, StealthPath completed a successful technical deployment at TAC, running its systems across the ADEGA environment ahead of the collaborative.
The StealthCommand platform was developed under U.S. Army Corps of Engineers operational constraints and deployed across critical infrastructure over a four-year federal engagement. Airport OT environments operate under the same conditions the platform was built for — complex OT environments, diverse device populations, and operational environments where active probing carries risk. DTA 2.0 extends the application of that capability to the aviation sector, within a federal collaborative framework whose participants span critical infrastructure cybersecurity.
R. Andrew Kingston
President & Chief Executive Officer
StealthPath
Alexander Kingston, Chief Technology Officer, during the June 5, 2026 technical deployment at the ADEGA airport cyber range, TAC - TheLink facility, Columbia, Maryland.
About StealthPath
StealthPath delivers passive cybersecurity for air-gapped operational technology networks across critical infrastructure. The StealthCommand platform provides complete, attested, and comparable visibility into environments that existing architectures cannot reach — without active probing, cloud connectivity, or specialist operators. Developed with the support of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Deployed across water, power, and transportation infrastructure with a 100% license renewal rate over four years. Protected by a 27-filing patent portfolio. Headquartered in the United States with a representative office in the United Kingdom and a research partnership with Imperial College London. — stealthpath.com
About the Technology Advancement Center
The Technology Advancement Center (TAC) is a cybersecurity nonprofit headquartered at TheLink in Columbia, Maryland. TAC serves as an intermediary connecting the U.S. government to innovative products and solutions needed to advance the nation's defense capabilities, through collaboration with small businesses, academic researchers, and non-traditional members. TAC operates ADEGA, a purpose-built airport cyber range, and TechValley, an immersive critical infrastructure training environment. — thetac.tech/about-tac
Defend The Airport Collaborative — thetac.tech/defend-the-airport-collaborative
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