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In the past decade the expansive growth of technology has forced militaries around the world to reassess their capabilities, and play catch up with near peers such as China, who are experiencing meaningful maturation in several critical areas.

Through new innovative DoD offices such as the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), Army Future’s Command, and the Office of Strategic Capital, the U.S. military is working harder than ever to foster the latest technological advances for warfighters. This report will analyze three of those technology areas having an impact on defense transformation and explore why they are critical, and how the U.S. DoD is addressing them.

For more on the latest development updates of these technology areas, be sure to register for Disruptive Technologies for Defense this August 6-7 in Austin, Texas. For its second year this two-day event will bring together experts from the defense and industry communities to explore the game-changing technologies shaping modern warfare and addressing gaps in U.S. critical technology areas.

In the past decade the expansive growth of artificial intelligence has forced militaries around the world to reassess their digital capabilities, and play catch up with China’s growth in critical technology areas.

In November 2023, The Pentagon released the 2023 Data, Analytics, and Artificial Intelligence Adoption Strategy. This Department of Defense strategy report outlines the department’s commitment to AI and its potential uses for enhancing capabilities, optimizing decision-making processes, and finding strategic advantages in the ever- evolving defense technology space.

In order to embrace and advance the U.S. Militaries AI capabilities the DoD has established several new offices to offer flexible funding approaches for innovation. These offices, known as Other Transaction Authorities (OTAs), serve as legal instruments that allow the DoD to discover and enter into agreements with non-traditional defense contractors.

This report will take a look at four OTAs that have emerged in the past decade and break down their specialties and responsibilities.

Captain Anthony Owens, the Line of Operations Lead for Capability Development at MIU, will be one of the units representatives at DTDT. Before Captain Owens presentation at the event, he sat down with IDGA to discuss MIU’s mission, and the unique perspective the team brings to accelerating innovation in the Marines.

Download the exclusive presentation by Rob Vietmeyer, Chief Software Officer, DoD, delivered at last year's Disruptive Technology for Defense Transformation USA. This presentation covers DoD Software Modernization Strategy;Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability,Accelerating the DoD Enterprise Cloud Environment and more.

Last year Lieutenant General Kennedy, Commander of the 16th Air Force, spoke about information warfare and the role the 16th Air Force can play in modernization and strategic competition.

Last year Brigadier General Barker, Program Executive Officer, PEO IEW&S, spoke on the priorities and objectives of PEO IEW&S. He addressed the critical task of keeping up with rapidly evolving technology, specifically Artificial Intelligence, and the importance of successful industry partnerships. He spoke about the TOR concept: Traceability, Observability, and Replicability, and how it can used by Project Linchpin as a research tool.

China has set itself the goal of developing a world-class armed force. In order to do so, it has invested in a number of technologies such as AI, quantum, advanced manufacturing, and hypersonics. James Bosbotinis delves into what these advancements mean in the strategic context vis-à-vis the United States.

The designation of Cyber as a warfighting domain has changed the way we do warfare. It is a domain heavily reliant on innovation and disruptive technologies, thus harnessing these technologies has become paramount to operational success. In this interview Vice Admiral (ret.) Ross Myers emphasises the importance of innovation in the realm of cyber and the TENTH Fleet.

China’s technological progress has come at leap and bounds; so much so that it has now asserted itself as a technological leader in various disruptive domains, according to the think tank ASPI. In this piece expert in US-China military-technological competition, Tate Nurkin, analysis how the country was able to accomplish such a feat and what it could mean for the future of Geopolitical relations.

Previous attendees for DTDT USA 2023.

Download your copy of Maynard Holliday's exclusive presentation on Disruptive Technology for Defense Innovation from 2022 addition of DTDT International.

This presentation covers:

• The importance of integrated sensing & cyber for future combat operation
• The current road map status of Directed Energy Weapon technologies
• A summary of the overarching capability pillars of the national hypersonics strategy
  

This year Disruptive Technology for Defence Transformation will be the first one since the pandemic where industry, academics, military, and government can meet face-to-face and discuss the most exciting developments in the domain. This Post Show Trends Report goes into detail on:

• how the show has evolved in the last couple of years
• the reception of our past conferences
• the nationalities and organisations represented in our past conferences

Perhaps most importantly, the post show report edifies Defence IQ’s commitment to deliver the most concurrent and relevant themes to our conferences to maximise value for all our attendees.

Head of the Future Capability Group at DE&S, James Gavin, shares his thoughts and opinions on disruptive technology procurement and integration strategy. In this article, James Gavin covers:

• How the Future Capability Group refined their procurement strategy
• The integration of agile values and principles
• The different acquisition concepts employed

This content is ideal for any technology vendor wishing to better understand how DE&S works

The digital skills gap remains one of the greatest challenges in the realm of technology. Chairman Gen. (Ret.) Sir James Everard delivers a clear and poignant article on the subject, where he brings to light the gaps and how the DTDT 2022 conference could address the issue.

• What should we expect from DTDT 2022?
• What are the main questions for the Conference concerning skills gap?
• What challenges have recent global events caused in the domain?