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Gen. John Hyten, USAF (Ret.) on Emerging Technology, National Security & the future of Space Force

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Special Edition: From Innovation to Capability with DIU and PSI

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Special Edition: Jason Potter and Stephanie Hughes on Defense Innovation and Emerging Technology

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Technology, Sustainment, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Future of Military Readiness

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Special Edition: Distributed AI and the Future of Defense

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Special Edition: Capital Markets and the Future of the Defense Industrial Base

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Building a More Productive Defense Industrial Base With CMMI

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Special Edition: Human-Centered AI in Defense Financial Management

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Special Edition: Operationalizing Innovation at AFRICOM

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Biomanufacturing and National Security: Building Resilient Supply Chains

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Special Edition: The Future of Defense Microelectronics

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Special Edition: Multi-Agent AI and Human-AI Teaming

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Securing Critical Minerals: Building a Strategic Reserve for U.S. Industry

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Modernizing Shipbuilding: Technology, Innovation, and the Future of the Maritime Industrial Base

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The Future of Unmanned Systems: Scaling Drone Autonomy for Defense

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Turning Emerging Technology Into Capability: ETC 2026 Preview

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Reimagining the Defense Innovation Ecosystem: From Labs to the Warfighter

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How Faster Systems Integration Can Transform Defense Innovation

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How AI and Quantum Computing Are Transforming Defense Cybersecurity

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The Future of Defense Technology: Part 2 on NDAA 2027

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The Future of Defense Innovation and National Security: Part 1 on the NDAA 2027

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From Startup to Defense Supplier: Building a Stronger Defense Industrial Base

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Could Biotechnology paired with Biomanufacturing Be the Next Emerging Technology for National Security?

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Inside Future Force Capabilities 2026: Scaling Speed, Production, and the Next Generation Force

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Mobilizing Private Capital on Aligning Private Investment with DoD Needs

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From Detection to Decision: Dr. Marc Mendonca on Closing the Radiation Response Gap

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Wearables for Warfighters: How WHOOP is Powering Human Performance in National Security

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Inside NDIA’s Defense Hackathon: How Collaboration, Learning, and Rapid Problem Solving Come Together

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Beyond Attrition: Integrating Drone and Unmanned Systems into the Future of U.S. Warfare

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Fight the Base: Military Infrastructure Resilience Against Cyberattacks in a Contested Battlespace

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Connecting the Factory to the Fight: AI-Enabled Software and Proactive Defense Supply Chains

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Start in Elementary School: Building America’s Defense STEM Pipeline

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Beyond the Battlefield: Emerging Technology, AI, and the Future Force of War

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Human Systems at the Speed of Acquisition: How Defense Innovation Is Reshaping the Workforce

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Multi-Agent Systems in Defense Policy Modeling

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Microelectronics & Semiconductors: Strengthening Supply Chains for U.S. National Security

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James Chew of Intel on How Commercial Microelectronics Can Reshape the Defense Industry

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Inside the New DoD Appropriations Reality: Defense Industrial Base, Munitions, and Golden Dome Signals

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Optimizing the Warfighter: Can the Military Turn Data into Decisions at the Edge

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The Grid at War: Power Grid Risks to National Security

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Reshaping Defense Technology Innovation: Inside the Pentagon’s New 2026 Innovation Memo

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Reshaping Aerodynamics: Rise of Adaptive Morphing Control Surfaces in Aerospace & Defense Industry

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FY26 NDAA Acquisition Reform: What Changed, What Didn’t and What Comes Next

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Mapping Pentagon Leadership Backgrounds: Analysis of Senior Civilian STEM Workforce in Emerging Tech

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Different Reforms, Same Problems: Common Threads in Defense Acquisition Reform (Part 2)

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Different Reforms, Same Problems: Common Threads in Defense Acquisition Reform

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I/ITSEC and the Future of Defense Training Technologies

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Industry and Innovation in the Tech Competition with China

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The Research Security Tightrope: Openness vs. Protection

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Following the Money: Inside Pentagon Tech Funding

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Countering the Drone Threat: Inside the Evolving CsUAS Battlespace

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Rethinking Command and Control Capabilities through JADC2

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Breaking Trail: Women In Security & How It’s Shaping the Future of Defense

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Advancing Defense Through Data and Public Private Partnerships (PPP)

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If GPS Fails, National Security Is at Risk

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Empowering Innovation in Defense Manufacturing and Policy

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Innovation in AI-Powered Disaster Response

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Leveraging AI to Advance DoD and Industry Collaboration

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Thinking Like the Brain: Neuromorphic AI and the Future of Defense Computing

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Women in Defense 2025: Exploring Planetary Protection

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NATO DIANA: Transatlantic Security and Defense Innovation

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Inside Latvia’s Defense Tech Sector

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Rations to the Warfighter: Innovation and Vulnerabilities

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DARPA’s Role in Protecting the Agricultural Supply Chain

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Hackathons – Delivering Relevant Tech to the Warfighter Ahead of Requirements 

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The Age of Biology: Safeguarding America’s Bio-Industrial Edge 

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NDAA 2026: Breaking Down the Biggest Changes 

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Beyond the Pitch Deck: Venture Signals for Defense Startups

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Synthetic Strength: Positioning Biomanufacturing as a U.S. Strategic Asset

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The Future of U.S. Food Security

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Beast in the Machine: The Future of AI and Robotics in War

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Fostering Defense-Tech Innovation Across the NATO Alliance

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DOD-Industry Collaboration in Science & Engineering Technology

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Does the DOD need Warfighter-Portable Drones in the Indo-Pacific?

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How DIU is using AI to Connect Commercial Innovation to the Warfighter

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Lessons Learned from DOD IT-Acquisition Failures

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Supporting the Defense Acquisition Workforce with AI

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Building the Future of Maritime Mobility

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Replacing the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System

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Grading the U.S. National Security Innovation Base

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Defense Budget Reforms: An Appropriators Perspective

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The State of Defense Appropriations

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5 Years Later: How is DoD's Adaptive Acquisition Framework Working?

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Building and Integrating Capabilities Using Modular Open Systems Architecture

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Understanding Modular Open Systems Approach and Why it Matters for DoD

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Hypersonic Aircraft—Accelerating Toward the Future

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Analyzing Unidentified Aerial Phenomena

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The Role of High-Skilled Immigration in Defense

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Prototyping for the Future

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The FY25 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) (Part 2): Technology, Innovation, and the Outlook for Future

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The FY25 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA): Supply Chains and Acquisition Reform (Part 1)

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Why Government Space Missions Need the Commercial Sector

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Pioneering Progress Part 2: An American Industrial Innovation Policy

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Pioneering Progress: Policies to Drive Innovation for National Defense and Economic Growth Part 1

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Accessing Commercial and Global Innovation for Defense

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Connecting Silicon Valley to Defense Industry

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Navigating Classification, Part 2: Breaking Into Defense Innovation

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Unlocking Innovation: Small Companies in the Classified Space, Part 1

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The State of Defense Appropriations

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Bridging Commercial and DOD Production with Booz Allen Hamilton