Gecko Robotics, a defense industry technology company, creates robots to assess the safety and condition of critical infrastructure and personnel, recently raised over $100 million in a Series C capital. The new round of investment capital was led by some of the largest names in the industry — the US Innovative Technology Fund and Founders Fund, both groups … Continued
The DefenseTech industry has remained competitive for decades thanks to its commitment to innovation and efficiency. But with the focus shifting from maintaining hardware to providing software solutions, recruitment challenges have arisen that the industry will need to address to stay ahead of the game. In this post, we’ll look at some of the most … Continued
For Gen Z, it is more than a trend: the broader big tech industry is out, and the defense industry is in. Companies like General Dynamics and Northrop Grumman saw some of the largest spikes in career search interest by recent grads. By contrast, not a single tech company made the top 10. Across the … Continued
When Amazon laid off Ryan Tran in March after just six months, the IT specialist decided it was time to follow his dreams to DefenseTech. Along with his wife, Tran co-founded a startup company in the defense industry called Ares Enterprise, which focuses on building out a roadmap of what technologies and resources the DoD … Continued
The Pentagon’s counter-drone office is making headway on pushing new capabilities as the military services and combatant commands adopt the technology, its director said. Several technologies that will help the U.S. military combat the rising drone threat are no longer just under evaluation in demonstrations in western test ranges but are now being procured by the services and used by units … Continued
SkillBridge is the leading DoD program to help military service members successfully transition from a military career into the civilian workforce. Now, after service members complete the Transition Assistance Program before separating from the military, they can also apply to participate in SkillBridge to help them find meaningful civilian employment. Skillbridge has been around for … Continued
The fifth generation of wireless technologies, most commonly known as 5G, is seen as essential to virtual simulation and virtual reality capabilities that will empower both the U.S. military and the broader defense industry. The 5G ecosystem promises radically faster speeds as well as greater accommodations for sophisticated tech devices. The DoD considers development and … Continued
The DoD is now partnered with MIT to offer courses on artificial intelligence, big-data analytics, and wireless communications technologies. The Defense Department’s Chief Digital and AI Office, or CDAO, recently announced the launch of “Digital On-Demand,” providing not only military but also civilian DoD employees access to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s online learning library. The initiative, … Continued