Salt Lake City Summit Highlights Utah Aerospace Plans
The "Zero Gravity Summit" held in Salt Lake City showcased Utah's ambitious growth in the aerospace sector, detailing plans for the $140 billion Sentinel program to upgrade intercontinental ballistic missiles at Hill Air Force Base and advancements in electric autonomous…
Salt Lake City, UT, October 29, 2026 —
The Zero Gravity Summit, held in Salt Lake City, highlighted Utah’s aerospace-sector growth, including plans for the Sentinel program and developments in electric autonomous flight. The summit also addressed preparations by state airports for new aviation technologies.
The trend summary describes Sentinel as a $140 billion program to upgrade intercontinental ballistic missiles at Hill Air Force Base. It does not provide details about the program’s schedule, the specific upgrades, or the organizations involved in carrying them out. It also does not say whether the plans discussed at the summit represent new announcements or previously established plans.
Electric autonomous flight was another subject at the event. The summary cites advancements in the field but does not identify particular aircraft, technologies, companies, demonstrations or development milestones. It likewise offers no timetable for when such aircraft might be used.
State airports are preparing for new aviation technologies, according to the summary, but it does not name the airports or describe the preparations. No costs, construction plans, regulatory steps or implementation dates were provided.
The available information does not identify summit organizers, speakers, attendees or the date of the event. It also does not specify what measures were used to characterize Utah’s aerospace growth as ambitious. As a result, the summary establishes the main topics discussed but leaves key questions about the programs’ scope, timing and practical effects unanswered.
Story summarized from the original created by Art Raymond on www.deseret.com, see more information here.
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