How We Win 2.0: Munitions
How We Win 2.0: The purpose of How We Win 2.0 is to bring technology and Washington, DC into real conversation with one another. That belief is what shaped our series format — we've moved away from panels and toward focused themes, breakout discussions, and fireside conversations that allow for genuine collaboration.
June 10: Munitions
The munitions stockpile is the binding constraint on American deterrence. Production capacity built for a different era is being tested against a battlefield that has changed faster than the industrial base behind it.
Drone warfare has compressed timelines and exposed gaps in everything from energetics to guidance to terminal effects. Magazine depth matters again. So does the question of whether the United States can produce at the rate and cost the current threat environment demands.
This edition of How We Win brings together the people building the next generation of production lines, the capital backing them, the acquisition pathways moving through Washington, and the operators who use what comes off the line.
2:30–3:00 PM | Arrivals and Registration
3:00–3:10 PM | Opening and Welcome Remarks
3:15–3:45 PM | Fireside Chat #1 — The Factory: The state of the industrial base for next-generation munitions: capacity, supply chain, and what scaling production actually requires. Featuring the founder of a high profile defense tech company.
3:45–4:30 PM | Breakout Sessions Three parallel breakout conversations, semi-moderated, designed for real discussion among builders, operators, investors, and policymakers:
Energetics
Next-Generation Weapons Systems
Autonomy and the Kill Chain
The Hill — acquisition reform, appropriations, and procurement velocity
4:30–5:00 PM | Fireside Chat #3 — The Battlefield: What munitions need to do, where the kill chain breaks down, and what speed means at the edge. Featuring Nic Adams, former Army Special Operations and Overland AI.
5:00–7:00 PM | Happy Hour / Networking Reception Continue the conversation, make connections, and build relationships across the community of innovators, technologists, investors, and policymakers in Washington.
Our Partners
Baker Botts, Capital Factory, Deloitte, IAI North America, Red Cell Partners, Vanta
Attendance & Access
Attendance for How We Win 2.0 is by application. STATION DC members receive priority access to each edition of the series.