MALMS 2026 PostShow Report

Symposium Overview & Demographics

The 2026 Military Aviation Logistics & Maintenance Symposium (MALMS) once again provided a critically important gathering for members of the U.S. military and commercial aerospace industry to discuss operational readiness concerns regarding aircraft maintenance, logistics, and sustainment operations. The agenda topics and speakers addressed the logistics and sustainment cores of several integrated deterrence priorities and force modernization initiatives.

Personnel from the U.S. Military’s aircraft logistics and maintenance communities leveraged the symposium to strengthen defense industrial base partnerships with commercial aircraft maintainers, engage suppliers critical to supply chain resilience, and explore innovative technical solutions. MRO Americas brought together 19,000+ industry professionals and 1,000+ solution and service providers, creating unparalleled opportunities for cross-sector collaboration essential to enhancing organic sustainment capabilities.

Keynote Address: Why Are There More Opportunities Now Than Risk?

Moderator: Michael Bruno, Executive Editor, Aviation Week Speaker: Peter Lengyel, President and CEO, Safran USA

Military & Government Organizations

U.S. Air Force

448 Supply Chain Management Wing

621 Contingency Response Team

621 Contingency Response Wing

Air Education and Training Command - SAS

Air Force Life Cycle Management Center

Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center

U.S. Army Reserve

USAF / ASTRION

USAF/AFLCMC

Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex

U.S. Army

Colorado Army National Guard

U.S. Army - Team BlackHawk

U.S. Army - Team Chinook

U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command Logistics Center

U.S. Army Materiel Command

U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC)

U.S. Army National Guard

U.S. Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division

U.S. Navy & Marine Corps

Fleet Readiness Center East, COMFRC

Fleet Readiness Center Southeast

U.S. Department of the Navy

Federal Agencies (6 organizations)

NASA

National Guard Bureau

NSA Cybersecurity Collaboration Center

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Energy

U.S. Department of State

U.S. Department of War

International Military (4 organizations)

Brazilian Aeronautical Commission

Colombian Aerospace Force

Israel Air Force

Royal Australian Air Force

Strategic Discussions & Expert Speakers

MALMS addressed critical priorities as outlined in the 2026 National Defense Strategy: logistics modernization, acquisition reform, and sustainment requirements for both peacetime operations and wartime surge capacity scenarios. Defense industrial base and military professionals left with practical knowledge on injecting technological dynamism, reducing dependence on fragile supply chains, and accelerating DoD logistics transformation to support integrated deterrence objectives.

Agenda Topics

• State of the Industry Forecast

• Military Sustainment: Strategy & Modernization

• Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence in MRO

• The Fundamentals of Government Contract Performance Management

• Empowering the Workforce: Unlocking Human Potential in Military MRO and Logistics

• Next-Generation 3D Advanced Manufacturing

• AI at the Edge of Readiness: How Emerging Technologies are Revolutionizing Materiel Readiness

• Defense UAS Maintenance: Ensuring Mission Readiness

• Regional Defense Sustainment Solutions: Optimizing MRO Operations

Panel – Regional Defense Sustainment Solutions: Optimizing MRO Operations

“The speakers are experts in their field and provide a wealth of information to help Industry and Government to work together to achieve one mission.”

Terry

Stehlik Program Manager – Government and Special Programs / AFSO, Duncan Aviation

H. Brent Baker, Sr. President, Orders from the General, LLC Senior Advisor, Servigistics

Hal Chrisman President, FlexSys

Tim Garnet Partner and Head Aerospace & Defense, Americas, Oliver Wyman

Howard “Howie” Marotto

Principal ADDvisor® of Strategy & Integration, The Barnes Global Advisors

Warren Berry Owner & Founder, Lógos Solutions LL

Matthieu Claybrough CEO, Donecle

Melanie Lang Co-Founder & CEO, FormAlloy

Michael Bruno Executive Editor, Aviation Week

Mark Buongiorno President, Aerospace & Defense, IFS

Patricia Csank Logistics and Supply Chain Solutions

Peter Lengyel President & CEO, Safran USA

Rich Martin

Executive Director, Supply Chain Management, U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC)

Col. Christopher C. McDonald II Executive Officer, United States Marine Corps

Leandra Cain Founder & CEO, Hurricane AeroDefense

Jason Dickenson General Counsel, Aviation Suppliers Association

Dr. Lee K. Levy, II CEO, The Levy Group, LLC and Board of Directors, National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA)

Cynthia McCrary Deputy, Executive Director, AMCOM Logistics Center

Eric Kish Director, Global sustainment, Lockheed Martin

Lorenzo Marandola President and Founder, M1 Composites Technology

Wyndie Meyer Director of Certification Services and Operational Performance, Aviation Suppliers Association

Speakers

Bryan Moultis US Army Special Operations Command Capabilities Protection Cell, Army Criminal Investigation Division

Ted Robertson Sr. Product Manager, GE Aerospace

Lou Vogler SVP, Strategy & Business Development, StandardAero

Victoria Natalie Director of Strategic Innovation, Oklahoma Aerospace Institute for Research & Education

Kevin Sampels SVP, Systecon North America

Dr. Vitali Volovoi VP of Digital Engineering, Mitek Analytics

Mark Norfolk Director, Govt Programs, EWI

Juan Ortiz Director, Regional Sustainment Framework –Europe, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of War for Product Support (DASW(PS)), Dept of War

Kimberly Smith SVP, Quality, Operations & Execution, Boeing Global Services

Elizabeth Sparks Director of Logistic Services, Tunista Logistics Solutions

Jennifer L. Reich Director, 421st SCMS, Tinker AFB, OK

Anna SliwonStewart Senior Analyst, Defense Data Team, Aviation Week

“MALMS was a great opportunity for Interaction with OEMs and commercial vendors, and the credentials of the panel members made it a valuable conference.”

Stephan Nowakowski COL, Army National Guard

MALMS 2026 at a Glance

MALMS provides unparalleled networking opportunities for Military and DOW personnel to forge industry partnerships that accelerate the defense industrial base toward a wartime posture, enhance supply chain resilience, and advance integrated deterrence efforts through cross-sector collaboration on sustainment and logistics priorities.