Dear NextFlex Members and Colleagues,
I recently had the opportunity to join many of you at the Defense Manufacturing Conference (DMC) 2026, an event that continues to serve as a critical forum for advancing the technologies and partnerships that underpin our nation’s defense industrial base. This year’s discussions reinforced a message we are hearing across the ecosystem: hybrid electronics is no longer an emerging concept—it is rapidly becoming a mission-critical capability.
At DMC, NextFlex was proud to highlight the growing impact of hybrid electronics through a dedicated session on technology transition which was chaired by Dr. Scott Miller, our Director of Technology. Industry leaders from across our membership, including Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, and The Boeing Company, and more, shared compelling examples of how hybrid electronics is moving from research and development into real-world defense applications