ARCTIC EDGE 26 Counter-UAS Academic TTX

ARCTIC EDGE 26 Counter-UAS Academic TTX
March 10-12, 2026
University of Alaska Fairbanks

Registration is now closed for the ARCTIC EDGE 26 Counter-UAS Academic TTX, jointly conducted by the Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies, the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, and the Homeland Defense Institute.

Optional field program: 10 March 2026
C-UAS Academic TTX: 11-12 March 2026
Location: University of Alaska Fairbanks | Fairbanks, Alaska
Registration deadline: 2 March 2026 **now closed**

This unclassified, academic tabletop exercise brings together government, academic and research experts to examine counter-UAS challenges in Arctic operating environments, with a focus on detection, coordination, decision-making, and protection of critical infrastructure.

Conference registration is free. Additional items may be added to your registration for additional cost:

• Food for two days ($54) - boxed lunch, coffee, snacks
  Joint Travel Regulations require DoD-funded attendees to receive only partial per diem to adjust for government provided meals.
• Parking ($6/day)
• Tues. March 10 Optional field program ($60) - this includes boxed lunch and transportation. Stops include: Poker Flat Research Range, the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Viewpoint, and the CRREL Permafrost Tunnel.
  *Unfortunately we are not able to accommodate foreign nationals entry to the Permafrost Tunnel.
  **Our bus transportation has a 25-person capacity. Once this is reached, we'll share alternate transportation options for those who would like to join the field program.

For those who chose to opt out of provided meals, there are several restaurants near campus, but not many options within walking distance.

• Wed. 11 March: Day 1 lunch is from 1130-1300.
• Thurs. 12 March: Day 2 is a working lunch from 1145-1300. Please plan to pack or order a lunch.

The registration deadline was Monday, 2 March 2026. Please contact Laura McCutchen at laura.mccutchen@us.af.mil for more information about ARCTIC EDGE 26 Counter-UAS Academic TTX in Fairbanks. Contact Kelly Eagan at kmeagan@alaska.edu or 907-474-7787 for questions about this registration site.

ARCTIC EDGE 26 Counter-UAS Academic TTX attendees acknowledge that official photographs may occur during sessions. Attendance grants consent to any likeness capture and any subsequent use for official purposes.