In partnership with Pivotal Labs, a pilot program is out to remake how the Pentagon acquires weapons systems.
Fast Company, May 4, 2018
Continue reading “How the U.S. Air Force Learned to Code—And Saved the Pentagon Millions”
Tag: defense
New Low-Cost Spy Satellites Are Getting Scarily Powerful
Finland’s ICEYE and Capella Space are set to launch satellites this year featuring radar that cheaply scans the Earth regardless of weather conditions.
Fast Company, December 20, 2017
Continue reading “New Low-Cost Spy Satellites Are Getting Scarily Powerful”
How DARPA, The Secretive Agency That Invented The Internet, Is Working To Reinvent It
The agency has launched a program that takes advantage of the computing resources of smartphones, tablets, connected vehicles, IoT endpoints, and more.
Fast Company, November 7, 2017
Continue reading “How DARPA, The Secretive Agency That Invented The Internet, Is Working To Reinvent It”
How U.S. Soldiers Are Using Their “Warhacks” To Transform Combat
The armed forces need battlefield innovation and adaptability, but are they agile enough to take advantage of it?
Fast Company, October 9, 2017 (approx. 1,650 words)
Continue reading “How U.S. Soldiers Are Using Their “Warhacks” To Transform Combat”
How America’s New Cyber Footsoldiers Are Put Through Their Paces
Inside the military training facility south of Death Valley in California where troops are trained to use the new weapons of war: software tools
Fast Company, July 5, 2017
Continue reading “How America’s New Cyber Footsoldiers Are Put Through Their Paces”
How Software Is Eating The Military
As software-based weapons and information systems start to touch all phases of conflict, military leaders are grappling with a new set of challenges.
Fast Company, July 5, 2017 (approx. 3,800 words)
Continue reading “How Software Is Eating The Military”
To Safely Dispose Of Chemical Weapons, The U.S. Army Has Developed Some Next-Level Tools
As the latest horrific attack in Syria heightened global awareness of this outlawed form of warfare, a new disposal plant is set to open in Colorado this summer.
Fast Company, May 24, 2017
Continue reading “To Safely Dispose Of Chemical Weapons, The U.S. Army Has Developed Some Next-Level Tools”
How Veterans Turned Entrepreneurs Are Disrupting The Pentagon’s Weapons Program
Shield AI, which wants to reduce American and civilian casualties in ground combat to zero, just raised $10.5 million from Andreessen Horowitz.
Fast Company, April 3, 2017 (approx. 2,600 words)
Continue reading “How Veterans Turned Entrepreneurs Are Disrupting The Pentagon’s Weapons Program”
Wargaming Needs New Recruits to Save Lives
The Pentagon’s professional military wargamers are in need of an infusion of younger and more diverse talent
How We Get To Next, Nov. 25, 2016 (approx. 2,200 words)
Continue reading “Wargaming Needs New Recruits to Save Lives”