Emerging Tech Horizons

Special Edition: Distributed AI and the Future of Defense

In this special edition of Emerging Tech Horizons, recorded live from the Emerging Technologies Conference in Washington, DC, Mark Lewis speaks with Jason Rathje, Preside

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

In this special edition of Emerging Tech Horizons, recorded live from the Emerging Technologies Conference in Washington, DC, Mark Lewis speaks with Frank Finelli, Senior

Building a More Productive Defense Industrial Base With CMMI

Building a stronger Defense Industrial Base is about more than adopting new technologies or changing acquisition policy. The processes organizations use to measure perfor

Special Edition: Human-Centered AI in Defense Financial Management

In this special edition of Emerging Tech Horizons, recorded live from the Emerging Technologies Conference in Washington, DC, Mark Lewis speaks with Ruba Elbasha, Partner

Special Edition: Operationalizing Innovation at AFRICOM

In this special edition of Emerging Tech Horizons, recorded live from the Emerging Technologies Conference in Washington, DC, Stephanie Halcrow speaks with Lt. Col. Jared

Biomanufacturing and National Security: Building Resilient Supply Chains

Biomanufacturing is rapidly expanding beyond traditional applications in food and medicine, with emerging technologies offering new possibilities for national security, m

Special Edition: The Future of Defense Microelectronics

In this special edition of Emerging Tech Horizons, recorded live from the Emerging Technologies Conference in Washington, DC, Mark Lewis speaks with Grant Meyer, Chair of

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

In this special edition of Emerging Tech Horizons, recorded live from the Emerging Technologies Conference in Washington, DC, Mark Lewis speaks with Sarah Starr, a PhD st

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

Critical minerals form the foundation of modern defense and commercial technologies, from fighter aircraft and missile systems to satellites, batteries, and advanced elec

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

Emerging technology is reshaping how ships are designed, built, maintained, and sustained across the U.S. maritime industrial base. As the U.S. Navy works to modernize it

The Future of Unmanned Systems: Scaling Drone Autonomy for Defense

Emerging technology is rapidly transforming unmanned systems, aviation, and defense operations. As autonomous technologies evolve from prototypes into systems that can be

Turning Emerging Technology Into Capability: ETC 2026 Preview

That challenge is at the center of the 2026 Emerging Technologies for Defense Conference & Exhibition (ETC), taking place September 8–10 in Washington, D.C. In this spec

Reimagining the Defense Innovation Ecosystem: From Labs to the Warfighter

The U.S. has no shortage of Emerging Technology and Defense Technology innovation, but getting that innovation into the hands of the Warfighter remains a challenge. As th

How Faster Systems Integration Can Transform Defense Innovation

Modern warfare depends on the ability to rapidly integrate emerging technology, sensors, software, and autonomous systems into existing military platforms. Yet despite ye

How AI and Quantum Computing Are Transforming Defense Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity has become one of the most pressing challenges facing the Defense Industrial Base. As advanced cyber threats, next-generation technologies, and evolving dig

The Future of Defense Technology: Part 2 on NDAA 2027

The FY27 National Defense Authorization Act reaches far beyond acquisition reform. It also reflects how Congress is shaping the future of defense technology, emerging tec

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

The fight over the FY27 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) is about far more than acquisition policy. It is a debate about who controls intellectual property, how

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

The Department of Defense (DoD) has spent decades building programs to attract innovative small businesses and accelerate emerging technology into the defense market. Yet

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

In this episode of Emerging Tech Horizons, Dr. Arun Seraphin speaks with Bruce Friedrich, CEO and Co-founder of the Good Food Institute, about why alternative proteins an

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

Warfare is entering a new phase—where innovation happens in real time, and emerging technologies move from concept to deployment at unprecedented speed. At the 2026 Futur