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After a one-year hiatus and in the wake of the strange withdrawal of [[StarCitizen:Invictus Launch Week 2956]] to the [[StarCitizen:Sol system]], [[StarCitizen:Drake DefenseCon]] – [[StarCitizen:Drake Interplanetary]]'s recently traditional tag-along event to the [[StarCitizen:Invictus Launch Week]] – has made its return in [[StarCitizen:2956]]. Unlike in previous events where no companies aside from Drake itself participated and the event was timed to not immediately coincide and compete with Invictus for attendance, '''DefenseCon 2956''' has expanded in duration to encompass the entirety of [[StarCitizen:Invictus Launch Week 2956]] and includes as participants many of the manufacturers who would otherwise have attended the more prestigious event.<ref name="DefCon2956Countdown">{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/en/comm-link/transmission/21134-Countdown-To-DefenseCon|text=Countdown-To-DefenseCon 2956|accessdate=2026-04-29}}</ref><ref name="SSN CATV">[https://x.com/RobertsSpaceInd/status/2047669581087441052 SSN/CATV Newsflash]. ''X''. Retrieved 2026-04-25.</ref> | After a one-year hiatus and in the wake of the strange withdrawal of [[StarCitizen:Invictus Launch Week 2956]] to the [[StarCitizen:Sol system]], [[StarCitizen:Drake DefenseCon]] – [[StarCitizen:Drake Interplanetary]]'s recently traditional tag-along event to the [[StarCitizen:Invictus Launch Week]] – has made its return in [[StarCitizen:2956]]. Unlike in previous events where no companies aside from Drake itself participated and the event was timed to not immediately coincide and compete with Invictus for attendance, '''DefenseCon 2956''' has expanded in duration to encompass the entirety of [[StarCitizen:Invictus Launch Week 2956]] and includes as participants many of the manufacturers who would otherwise have attended the more prestigious event.<ref name="DefCon2956Countdown">{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/en/comm-link/transmission/21134-Countdown-To-DefenseCon|text=Countdown-To-DefenseCon 2956|accessdate=2026-04-29}}</ref><ref name="SSN CATV">[https://x.com/RobertsSpaceInd/status/2047669581087441052 SSN/CATV Newsflash]. ''X''. Retrieved 2026-04-25.</ref><ref name="DefCon2956Q&A">{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/spectrum/community/SC/forum/1/thread/defensecon-2956-faq/8777297|text=DefenseCon 2956 Q&A|accessdate=2026-05-11}}</ref> | ||
= About = | ==About== | ||
Traditionally Drake had been holding the event on its own to showcase their contribution and solutions in defense offered to [[StarCitizen::Category:Security organizations|militias and security organizations]]. But in [[StarCitizen:2955]] Drake was, for the first time, invited to participate in the Invictus Launch Week. However in 2956 – and for reasons still not known – [[StarCitizen:Invictus Launch Week]] was withdrawn and held only in the [[StarCitizen:Sol system]], enabling Drake's CEO [[StarCitizen:Anden Arden]] to reinstate the '''DefenseCon''' beyond Sol on a far grander scale and even drawing the attendance of other manufacturers, with Arden boasting to [[StarCitizen:SSN/CAtv]] that they were "''proud to welcome all manufacturers, no hidden agenda, no glossy bait"'' and that ''"DefenseCon will show'em how it is really done".''<ref name="SSN CATV" /> | Traditionally Drake had been holding the event on its own to showcase their contribution and solutions in defense offered to [[StarCitizen::Category:Security organizations|militias and security organizations]]. But in [[StarCitizen:2955]] Drake was, for the first time, invited to participate in the Invictus Launch Week. However in 2956 – and for reasons still not known – [[StarCitizen:Invictus Launch Week]] was withdrawn and held only in the [[StarCitizen:Sol system]], enabling Drake's CEO [[StarCitizen:Anden Arden]] to reinstate the '''DefenseCon''' beyond Sol on a far grander scale and even drawing the attendance of other manufacturers, with Arden boasting to [[StarCitizen:SSN/CAtv]] that they were "''proud to welcome all manufacturers, no hidden agenda, no glossy bait"'' and that ''"DefenseCon will show'em how it is really done".''<ref name="SSN CATV" /> | ||
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"Come on down to the real party, the party for the people." - [[StarCitizen:Anden Arden]].<ref name="Invictus 53 page">{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/invictuslaunchweek2954#/schedule/drake-defensecon|text=Invictus Launch Week 2954|accessdate=2024-05-25}}</ref></blockquote> | "Come on down to the real party, the party for the people." - [[StarCitizen:Anden Arden]].<ref name="Invictus 53 page">{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/invictuslaunchweek2954#/schedule/drake-defensecon|text=Invictus Launch Week 2954|accessdate=2024-05-25}}</ref></blockquote> | ||
[[File:DefenseCon 2956 - Getting to venue.jpg|thumb|Path to Drake DefenseCon 2956]][[File:DefenseCon 2956 - Landing Zone Map.png|thumb|Landing Zone Map]] | |||
==Free Fly== | ==Free Fly== | ||
Anyone who wants to try Star Citizen can do so for '''FREE'''. The [https://robertsspaceindustries.com/en/flyfree Free Fly] event will start on | Anyone who wants to try Star Citizen can do so for '''FREE'''. The [https://robertsspaceindustries.com/en/flyfree Free Fly] event will start on May 14, right when the DefenseCon event launches, and will finish on May 27. To join in, just go to the RSI website and create a free [https://robertsspaceindustries.com/enlist account]. Once you finish, a selection of vehicles will be temporarily available on your account. After you’ve had a chance to try them out, consider visiting the DefenseCon showhall located in the [[StarCitizen:Bevic Convention Center]] next to [[StarCitizen:Area 18]], and then head to the [[StarCitizen:Drake DefenseCon 2956#Vehicle_renting|vehicle rental terminals]] to check out more vehicle options.<ref name="DefCon2956Q&A"/> | ||
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==Event activities== | ==Event activities== | ||
During the event there is: | During the event there is: | ||
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===New vehicles=== | ===New vehicles=== | ||
DefenseCon 2956 showcased a number of entirely new vehicle launches that was available for purchase. | DefenseCon 2956 showcased a number of entirely new vehicle launches that was available for purchase. | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
!Day | !Day | ||
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|Day 1 | |Day 1 | ||
|[[File: | |[[File:Pitbull DefenseCon 2956 poster - Cutout.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]] | ||
|[[StarCitizen:Pitbull|Drake Pitbull]] | |[[StarCitizen:Pitbull|Drake Pitbull]] | ||
| | |A snub fighter manufactured by Drake. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Day 3 | |Day 3 | ||
|[[File: | |[[File:M80 DefenseCon 2956 poster - Cutout.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]] | ||
|[[StarCitizen:M80|Origin M80]] | |[[StarCitizen:M80|Origin M80]] | ||
| | |A heavy fighter designed by Origin. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Day 5 | |Day 5 | ||
|[[File: | |[[File:Starlite DefenseCon 2956 poster - Cutout.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]] | ||
|[[StarCitizen:Starlite|MISC Starlite]] | |[[StarCitizen:Starlite|MISC Starlite]] | ||
| | |A small refueling vessel developed by MISC. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Day 7 | |Day 7 | ||
|[[File: | |[[File:Tiburon DefenseCon 2956 poster - Cutout.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]] | ||
|[[StarCitizen:Tiburon|Aegis Tiburon]] | |[[StarCitizen:Tiburon|Aegis Tiburon]] | ||
| | |A large heavy gunship developed by Aegis. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Day 11 | |Day 11 | ||
|[[File: | |[[File:Odin portside view at dock - cropped.png|center|frameless|128x72px]] | ||
|[[StarCitizen:Odin|Anvil Odin]] | |[[StarCitizen:Odin|Anvil Odin]] | ||
| | |An anti-capital battlecruiser manufactured by Anvil. | ||
|} | |} | ||
===Stock limited ships=== | ===Stock limited ships=== | ||
The event also features sales of stock limited ships on the [[StarCitizen:Pledge Store]]. These ships are considered 'exclusive' and are therefore only sold in limited quantities over a small period of time. Each stock-limited ship is limited to 1 per account and will be available in several waves.<ref name="DefCon2956Q&A"/> | |||
<br/>''Click the individual time slots for a conversion to your own time zone.'' | <br/>''Click the individual time slots for a conversion to your own time zone.'' | ||
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|[https://time.is/0800_20_May_2026_in_UTC?DefenseCon_Day_7_Wave_5 0800 UTC] | |[https://time.is/0800_20_May_2026_in_UTC?DefenseCon_Day_7_Wave_5 0800 UTC] | ||
|[https://time.is/1200_20_May_2026_in_UTC?DefenseCon_Day_7_Wave_6 1200 UTC] | |[https://time.is/1200_20_May_2026_in_UTC?DefenseCon_Day_7_Wave_6 1200 UTC] | ||
|} | |||
{{Note|'''Note:''' Details for the Anvil Odin sale have yet to be announced.}}<!-- | |||
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|Day 11 | |Day 11 | ||
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|[https://time.is/0400_25_May_2026_in_UTC?DefenseCon_Day_11_Wave_4 0400 UTC] | |[https://time.is/0400_25_May_2026_in_UTC?DefenseCon_Day_11_Wave_4 0400 UTC] | ||
|[https://time.is/0800_25_May_2026_in_UTC?DefenseCon_Day_11_Wave_5 0800 UTC] | |[https://time.is/0800_25_May_2026_in_UTC?DefenseCon_Day_11_Wave_5 0800 UTC] | ||
|[https://time.is/1200_25_May_2026_in_UTC?DefenseCon_Day_11_Wave_6 1200 UTC] | |[https://time.is/1200_25_May_2026_in_UTC?DefenseCon_Day_11_Wave_6 1200 UTC]--> | ||
==Vehicle renting== | ==Vehicle renting== | ||
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[[File:DefenseCon 2956 Schedule.jpg|thumb|Infographic of the event schedule.]]<!--[[File:IAE 2955 - Rental terminals.jpg|thumb|IAE rental terminals]]--> | [[File:DefenseCon 2956 Schedule.jpg|thumb|Infographic of the event schedule.]]<!--[[File:IAE 2955 - Rental terminals.jpg|thumb|IAE rental terminals]]--> | ||
{{Note|'''Note:''' The list provided below | {{Note|'''Note:''' The list provided below has yet to be confirmed.}} | ||
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|DefenseCon 2956 Schedule.jpg | |DefenseCon 2956 Schedule.jpg | ||
|DefenseCon 2956 - Getting to venue.jpg | |DefenseCon 2956 - Getting to venue.jpg | ||
|DefenseCon 2956 - Landing Zone Map.png | |||
|DefenseCon 2956 venue with logo.jpg | |DefenseCon 2956 venue with logo.jpg | ||
}} | }} | ||
Revision as of 11:15, 12 May 2026
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After a one-year hiatus and in the wake of the strange withdrawal of StarCitizen:Invictus Launch Week 2956 to the StarCitizen:Sol system, StarCitizen:Drake DefenseCon – StarCitizen:Drake Interplanetary's recently traditional tag-along event to the StarCitizen:Invictus Launch Week – has made its return in StarCitizen:2956. Unlike in previous events where no companies aside from Drake itself participated and the event was timed to not immediately coincide and compete with Invictus for attendance, DefenseCon 2956 has expanded in duration to encompass the entirety of StarCitizen:Invictus Launch Week 2956 and includes as participants many of the manufacturers who would otherwise have attended the more prestigious event.<ref name="DefCon2956Countdown">Template:Cite RSI</ref><ref name="SSN CATV">SSN/CATV Newsflash. X. Retrieved 2026-04-25.</ref><ref name="DefCon2956Q&A">Template:Cite RSI</ref>
About
Traditionally Drake had been holding the event on its own to showcase their contribution and solutions in defense offered to [[StarCitizen::Category:Security organizations|militias and security organizations]]. But in StarCitizen:2955 Drake was, for the first time, invited to participate in the Invictus Launch Week. However in 2956 – and for reasons still not known – StarCitizen:Invictus Launch Week was withdrawn and held only in the StarCitizen:Sol system, enabling Drake's CEO StarCitizen:Anden Arden to reinstate the DefenseCon beyond Sol on a far grander scale and even drawing the attendance of other manufacturers, with Arden boasting to StarCitizen:SSN/CAtv that they were "proud to welcome all manufacturers, no hidden agenda, no glossy bait" and that "DefenseCon will show'em how it is really done".<ref name="SSN CATV" />
Therefore, the Drake Interplanetary DefenseCon 2956 was held independently of its normally overshadowing event at the StarCitizen:Bevic Convention Center in StarCitizen:Area18, from the 14th to the 27th of May, 2956.<ref name="SSN CATV" />
As announced on StarCitizen:Drake DefenseCon 2954, Drake has presented the long-awaited Drake StarCitizen:Ironclad and StarCitizen:Ironclad Assault, an armored heavy freighter suited for the roughest systems with a detachable Command Module like the StarCitizen:Caterpillar, and a military/assault variant respectively.<ref name="ISCIR">Template:Cite RSI on YouTube</ref>
Nonetheless StarCitizen:Drake Interplanetary has not fully escaped being overshadowed on this annual occasion, with StarCitizen:Anvil Aerospace's major announcement of the StarCitizen:Odin [[StarCitizen::Category:Battlecruisers|battlecruiser]] at this event.<ref name="SSN CATV" />
"Come on down to the real party, the party for the people." - StarCitizen:Anden Arden.<ref name="Invictus 53 page">Template:Cite RSI</ref>
Free Fly
Anyone who wants to try Star Citizen can do so for FREE. The Free Fly event will start on May 14, right when the DefenseCon event launches, and will finish on May 27. To join in, just go to the RSI website and create a free account. Once you finish, a selection of vehicles will be temporarily available on your account. After you’ve had a chance to try them out, consider visiting the DefenseCon showhall located in the StarCitizen:Bevic Convention Center next to StarCitizen:Area 18, and then head to the vehicle rental terminals to check out more vehicle options.<ref name="DefCon2956Q&A"/>
Showhall displays
Vehicles
Armor sets
(to be announced)
Components
(to be announced)
Vehicle sales
New vehicles
DefenseCon 2956 showcased a number of entirely new vehicle launches that was available for purchase.
| Day | Image | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Drake Pitbull | A snub fighter manufactured by Drake. | |
| Day 3 | Origin M80 | A heavy fighter designed by Origin. | |
| Day 5 | MISC Starlite | A small refueling vessel developed by MISC. | |
| Day 7 | Aegis Tiburon | A large heavy gunship developed by Aegis. | |
| Day 11 | Anvil Odin | An anti-capital battlecruiser manufactured by Anvil. |
Stock limited ships
The event also features sales of stock limited ships on the StarCitizen:Pledge Store. These ships are considered 'exclusive' and are therefore only sold in limited quantities over a small period of time. Each stock-limited ship is limited to 1 per account and will be available in several waves.<ref name="DefCon2956Q&A"/>
Click the individual time slots for a conversion to your own time zone.
| Day | Date | Ships | Wave 1 | Wave 2 | Wave 3 | Wave 4 | Wave 5 | Wave 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | May 14 | StarCitizen:Kraken StarCitizen:Kraken Privateer |
1600 UTC | 2000 UTC | 0000 UTC | 0400 UTC | 0800 UTC | 1200 UTC |
| Day 7 | May 20 | StarCitizen:Idris-P StarCitizen:Javelin |
1600 UTC | 2000 UTC | 0000 UTC | 0400 UTC | 0800 UTC | 1200 UTC |
Vehicle renting
In this years event, there will be a series of StarCitizen:Traveler Rentals terminals aligning the walls of the hallway just prior to the main hall area. Here, you can rent all the vehicles available in the game from each manufacturer for a period of 48 hours. The rental schedule outlined below alternates between manufacturers at 16:00 UTC each day.<ref name="DefCon2956Countdown"/>
Twitch drops
In celebration of the DefenseCon 2956 event, CIG is hosting a StarCitizen:Twitch drops event. From May 14 through May 27, backers must watch any Star Citizen stream that has Drops enabled for a cumulative duration of four hours to receive the StarCitizen:Tailwind ‘Murray Cup’ flight suit and helmet for free.<ref name="DefCon2956Twitch">Template:Cite RSI</ref>
Gallery
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References
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