Since its establishment in 1947, the US Department of Defense has led groundbreaking technological advancements ranging from early computing to space exploration. Today’s landscape is different. Commercial innovation is advancing at a speed that often surpasses traditional defense R&D cycles, with next-generation defense technologies at varying states of maturity made possible by an increasingly diverse ecosystem of innovators (exhibit). The race is on to harness the potential of these game-changing capabilities.
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