Defense Maintenance and Logistics Exhibition (DMLE) 2026

Next edition: December 8–11, 2026
Venue: Broward County Convention Center, 1950 Eisenhower Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316, United States
Co-located with: 2026 Department of War (DoW) Maintenance Symposium
Theme: Delivering Combat Power: Maintaining and Sustaining the Arsenal of Freedom
Organizer / admin support: SAE International (under contract with the U.S. Department of War)
Official event site: https://events.sae.org/event/dow2026/home
Short link: https://www.sae.org/dow

About

The Defense Maintenance and Logistics Exhibition (also styled Maintenance & Logistics Exhibition / DMLE) is the trade exhibition co-located with the annual DoW Maintenance Symposium. The symposium is the only DoW event conducted by the Office of the Secretary of Defense that is entirely focused on the maintenance and sustainment of weapon systems and equipment. Official materials expect roughly 2,700 maintainers and logisticians from the military, government, industry, and academia in Fort Lauderdale.

Program elements named on the official Cvent site and brochure include senior keynotes, plenary panels, breakouts and technical sessions, associated meetings, the DMSMS and PM&P Management Forum, the annual DoW Weapon Systems Software Summit, the Maintenance Innovation Challenge, and the annual Secretary of War Maintenance Awards Banquet and Ceremony.

Confirmed dates and venue (official)

• Hero banner / brochure cover: December 8–11, 2026 — Broward County Convention Center — Fort Lauderdale, Florida
• Symposium at a Glance agenda: Tue Dec 8, Wed Dec 9, Thu Dec 10, Fri Dec 11 (continental breakfast through evening receptions / associated meetings / technical tours)
• Schema.org on the official Cvent guest page: startDate Tue Dec 08 2026 12:00:00 GMT; endDate Sat Dec 12 2026 02:00:00 GMT (evening of Fri Dec 11 US); location Broward County Convention Center, 1950 Eisenhower Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316, US
• DoW invitation / approval memos hosted on the same Cvent account: symposium “will be held December 8-11, 2026, at the Broward County Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida”

Today (verify day): 2026-09-29 Asia/Shanghai — this December 2026 edition is future.

CMS corrections

• CMS draft dates were 2026-12-08 → 2026-12-10. Official SAE/DoW sources consistently publish December 8–11, 2026 (four program days including Friday Dec 11). End date corrected to 2026-12-11.
• CMS websiteUrl / sourceUrl pointed at https://www.sae.org/attend/dod/, which currently shows the archived 2025 symposium page. Live 2026 official guest site is https://events.sae.org/event/dow2026/home (also linked from NCMS and SAE LinkedIn short link sae.to → events.sae.org/event/dow2026/home).
• Status moved from CMS draft → published with verified:true for this single upcoming future edition only.

Sources verified (2026-09-29 Asia/Shanghai)

1. https://events.sae.org/event/dow2026/home — official SAE Cvent guest site; hero “December 8-11, 2026 / Broward County Convention Center / Fort Lauderdale, Florida”; co-located Maintenance & Logistics Exhibition; schema.org Event + Place.
2. Official Comprehensive Brochure PDF on Cvent custom files — cover “DECEMBER 8-11, 2026 / BROWARD COUNTY CONVENTION CENTER / FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA”; Symposium at a Glance days Tue–Fri Dec 8–11.
3. Official DoW invitation memo PDF on Cvent — “December 8-11, 2026, at the Broward County Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida”; register via sae.org/dow.
4. Official Under Secretary of War approval/worldwide letter PDF on Cvent — Broward County Convention Center, Fort Lauderdale, December 8-11, 2026.
5. SAE International LinkedIn (#DoW2026) — December 8-11, 2026; Fort Lauderdale, Florida; link to events.sae.org/event/dow2026/home.

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Fort Lauderdale - Broward County Convention Center, Florida, United States