Eleven years since the Pentagon established the Defense Innovation Unit, that office has become a key instrument to rapidly test, prototype and scale promising technology to meet urgent demands.
Amidst intense technological competition with China, including many with military applications like AI, hypersonics, quantum, and others – how is the United States seeking to get ahead or even catch-up in key areas of technological advantage? How can governments work more effectively with the commercial sector to drive defence innovation and the adoption of new technologies? And what role is there for US allies and partners in supporting the Pentagon’s innovation goals?
Former Director of the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit Doug Beck joined the podcast to discuss these questions. Prior to his role with DIU, he spent 13 years reporting directly to Tim Cook at Apple.
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