Threat Status will convene leaders from the U.S. military, Congress, the Trump administration, think tanks and the defense industrial base for a special event on Wednesday, June 24, examining the future of U.S. maritime power in the Indo-Pacific as competition with China intensifies. Sign up here to reserve a spot at the event, which will be held at the U.S. Navy Memorial Visitor Center in Washington.

Building on President Trump’s “Golden Fleet” initiative, the event will explore the relevance of a more distributed, hybrid naval force that integrates crewed and uncrewed platforms across maritime and space domains. Discussions will also focus on modernizing U.S. shipbuilding and scaling the industrial base, accelerating autonomy and artificial intelligence-enabled systems, and building next-generation command and control. 

Leaders also will assess the growing role of space-based capabilities in ISR, communications and targeting to enable integrated, multi-domain operations. Invited and confirmed speakers include Republican Sens. Todd Young and Deb Fischer, Rep. Pat Harrigan, U.S. Navy Rear Adm. (Ret). Mark Montgomery and Hudson Institute China Center Director Miles Yu. Event partners include Leonardo DRS, Hanwha Defense, Govini, Obviant and Purdue University.

WATCH: The U.S. Navy’s plan to deter China and dominate the seas

Mr. Taylor sits down with Adm. Daryl Caudle, the 34th Chief of Naval Operations and member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, for a wide-ranging discussion on global threats and the U.S. Navy’s “hedge” strategy, which includes heavy investment in diverse technologies, such as unmanned and electronic warfare systems.

WATCH: Inside the dangerous militarization of space by U.S. adversaries

Defense and National Security Correspondent John T. Seward explores the accelerating militarization of space in this exclusive video produced at the 2026 Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

WATCH: How the U.S. Space Force is countering threats in orbit

Mr. Taylor sits down with U.S. Space Force Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman for a discussion on how the newest branch of the U.S. military is responding to fast-evolving threats at a time when humanity is increasingly dependent on earth-orbiting satellites.

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LISTEN: Has the Iran war been worth it?

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• May 26 — Security Challenges and Paths to Stability in the Sahel, Atlantic Council

• May 26 — High Wire: The Sheinbaum Administration and the Future of U.S.-Mexico Relations, Brookings Institution 

• June 18 — Deterring Russia and China: Securing America’s Nuclear Future, Hudson Institute

• June 24 — IndoPac 2026 | Naval Dominance: Shipbuilding, Autonomy & C2, Threat Status Events