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>

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 However in 2956 – and for reasons still not known – StarCitizen:Invictus Launch Week was withdrawn and held only in the StarCitizen:Sol system, enabling Drake's CEO StarCitizen:Anden Arden to reinstate the DefenseCon beyond Sol on a far grander scale and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>

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Path to Drake DefenseCon 2956

Showhall displays

Hall	Manufacturers	Vehicles
Main Hall	StarCitizen:Drake Interplanetary	StarCitizen:Buccaneer, StarCitizen:Caterpillar, StarCitizen:Clipper, StarCitizen:Cutlass Black, StarCitizen:Cutter, StarCitizen:Dragonfly Black, StarCitizen:Ironclad Assault, StarCitizen:Mule, StarCitizen:Pitbull
Hall 1: Pilot's Choice	StarCitizen:Kruger Intergalactic, StarCitizen:Grey's Market, StarCitizen:Origin Jumpworks	StarCitizen:125a, StarCitizen:L-21 Wolf, StarCitizen:L-22 Alpha Wolf, StarCitizen:M50, StarCitizen:Shiv
Hall 2: Frontline Favorites	StarCitizen:Anvil Aerospace, StarCitizen:Mirai, StarCitizen:Roberts Space Industries	StarCitizen:F7C-M Super Hornet Mk II, StarCitizen:F8C Lightning, StarCitizen:Fury MX, StarCitizen:Guardian MX, StarCitizen:Meteor, StarCitizen:Perseus
Hall 3: New Standards	StarCitizen:Aegis Dynamics, StarCitizen:Crusader Industries, StarCitizen:Roberts Space Industries	StarCitizen:Ares Inferno, StarCitizen:Aurora Mk II, StarCitizen:Eclipse, StarCitizen:Tiburon
Hall 4: Steady Support	StarCitizen:Anvil Aerospace, StarCitizen:Greycat Industrial, StarCitizen:Mirai, StarCitizen:Musashi Industrial and Starflight Concern, StarCitizen:Tumbril	StarCitizen:Asgard, StarCitizen:C8R Pisces, StarCitizen:Cyclone MT, StarCitizen:MDC, StarCitizen:MTC, StarCitizen:Nova, StarCitizen:Pulse, StarCitizen:Starlite, StarCitizen:Storm AA, StarCitizen:STV

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	File:Placeholderv2.png	Drake Pitbull	(tba)
Day 5	File:Placeholderv2.png	MISC Starlite	(tba)
Day 7	File:Placeholderv2.png	Aegis Tiburon	(tba)
Day 11	File:Placeholderv2.png	Anvil Odin	(tba)

Stock limited ships

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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"/>

File:DefenseCon 2956 Schedule.jpg

Infographic of the event schedule.

Day	Date	Manufacturers	Vehicles
Day 1-2	May 14–15	StarCitizen:Drake Interplanetary	StarCitizen:Buccaneer, StarCitizen:Caterpillar, StarCitizen:Clipper, StarCitizen:Corsair, StarCitizen:Cutlass Black, StarCitizen:Cutlass Blue, StarCitizen:Cutlass Red, StarCitizen:Cutlass Steel, StarCitizen:Cutter, StarCitizen:Cutter Rambler, StarCitizen:Cutter Scout, StarCitizen:Dragonfly Black, StarCitizen:Golem, StarCitizen:Herald, StarCitizen:Ironclad, StarCitizen:Ironclad Assault, StarCitizen:Mule, StarCitizen:Pitbull, StarCitizen:Vulture
Day 3-4	May 15-16	StarCitizen:Kruger Intergalactic, StarCitizen:Origin Jumpworks, StarCitizen:Roberts Space Industries	StarCitizen:100i, StarCitizen:125a, StarCitizen:135c, StarCitizen:300i, StarCitizen:315p, StarCitizen:325a, StarCitizen:350r, StarCitizen:400i, StarCitizen:600i Explorer, StarCitizen:600i Touring, StarCitizen:85x, StarCitizen:890 Jump, StarCitizen:Apollo Medivac, StarCitizen:Apollo Triage, StarCitizen:Aurora Mk I CL, StarCitizen:Aurora Mk I ES, StarCitizen:Aurora Mk I LN, StarCitizen:Aurora Mk I LX, StarCitizen:Aurora Mk I MR, StarCitizen:Aurora Mk I SE, StarCitizen:Aurora Mk II, StarCitizen:Constellation Andromeda, StarCitizen:Constellation Aquila, StarCitizen:Constellation Phoenix, StarCitizen:Constellation Taurus, StarCitizen:L-21 Wolf, StarCitizen:L-22 Alpha Wolf, StarCitizen:Lynx, StarCitizen:M50, StarCitizen:Mantis, StarCitizen:Meteor, StarCitizen:P-52 Merlin, StarCitizen:P-72 Archimedes, StarCitizen:Perseus, StarCitizen:Polaris, StarCitizen:Scorpius, StarCitizen:Scorpius Antares, StarCitizen:Ursa, StarCitizen:Ursa Medivac, StarCitizen:X1, StarCitizen:X1 Force, StarCitizen:X1 Velocity, StarCitizen:Zeus Mk II CL, StarCitizen:Zeus Mk II ES
Day 5-6	May 16-17	StarCitizen:Greycat Industrial, StarCitizen:Mirai, StarCitizen:Musashi Industrial and Starflight Concern	StarCitizen:CSV-SM, StarCitizen:Freelancer, StarCitizen:Freelancer DUR, StarCitizen:Freelancer MAX, StarCitizen:Freelancer MIS, StarCitizen:Fortune, StarCitizen:Fury, StarCitizen:Fury LX, StarCitizen:Fury MX, StarCitizen:Guardian, StarCitizen:Guardian MX, StarCitizen:Guardian QI, StarCitizen:Hull A, StarCitizen:Hull B, StarCitizen:Hull C, StarCitizen:Prospector, StarCitizen:Pulse, StarCitizen:Pulse LX, StarCitizen:Razor, StarCitizen:Razor EX, StarCitizen:Razor LX, StarCitizen:Reliant Kore, StarCitizen:Reliant Mako, StarCitizen:Reliant Sen, StarCitizen:Reliant Tana, StarCitizen:Starfarer, StarCitizen:Starfarer Gemini, StarCitizen:Starlancer MAX, StarCitizen:Starlancer TAC, StarCitizen:Starlite
Day 7-8	May 20-21	StarCitizen:Aegis Dynamics	StarCitizen:Avenger Stalker, StarCitizen:Avenger Titan, StarCitizen:Avenger Titan Renegade, StarCitizen:Avenger Warlock, StarCitizen:Eclipse, StarCitizen:Gladius, StarCitizen:Gladius Valiant, StarCitizen:Hammerhead, StarCitizen:Reclaimer, StarCitizen:Redeemer, StarCitizen:Retaliator, StarCitizen:Sabre, StarCitizen:Sabre Comet, StarCitizen:Sabre Firebird, StarCitizen:Sabre Peregrine, StarCitizen:Tiburon, StarCitizen:Vanguard Harbinger, StarCitizen:Vanguard Hoplite, StarCitizen:Vanguard Sentinel, StarCitizen:Vanguard Warden
Day 9-10	May 22-23	StarCitizen:Crusader Industries, StarCitizen:Tumbril Land Systems	StarCitizen:Ares Inferno, StarCitizen:Ares Ion, StarCitizen:Cyclone, StarCitizen:Cyclone AA, StarCitizen:Cyclone MT, StarCitizen:Cyclone RC, StarCitizen:Cyclone RN, StarCitizen:Cyclone TR, Hercules A2, Hercules C2, Hercules M2 StarCitizen:Intrepid, StarCitizen:Mercury Star Runner, StarCitizen:Nova, Spirit A1, Spirit C1, StarCitizen:Storm, StarCitizen:Storm AA
Day 11-12	May 24-25	StarCitizen:Anvil Aerospace	StarCitizen:Arrow, StarCitizen:Asgard, StarCitizen:Ballista, StarCitizen:C8R Pisces Rescue, StarCitizen:C8X Pisces Expedition, StarCitizen:Carrack, StarCitizen:Centurion, StarCitizen:F7C Hornet Mk II, StarCitizen:F7C-M Super Hornet Mk II, StarCitizen:F7C-R Hornet Tracker Mk II, StarCitizen:F7C-S Hornet Ghost Mk II, StarCitizen:F8C Lightning, StarCitizen:Gladiator, StarCitizen:Hawk, StarCitizen:Hurricane, StarCitizen:Paladin, StarCitizen:Spartan, StarCitizen:Terrapin, StarCitizen:Terrapin Medic, StarCitizen:Valkyrie
Day 13-14	May 26-27	Finale	All ships that were previously available during the expo will be rentable via the rental kiosks.

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