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Unit X
How the Pentagon and Silicon Valley Are Transforming the Future of War
Book • 2024
This book provides an insider perspective on the transformation of how war is fought through the integration of advanced technologies from Silicon Valley into the US military.
The authors, who co-founded Unit X, detail the bureaucratic challenges, cultural clashes, and institutional inertia they faced and overcame to bring innovations such as flying cars, AI-powered drones, and microsatellites into military operations.
The book highlights the urgent need for the US to maintain technological parity with its adversaries and deter war through these advancements.
The authors, who co-founded Unit X, detail the bureaucratic challenges, cultural clashes, and institutional inertia they faced and overcame to bring innovations such as flying cars, AI-powered drones, and microsatellites into military operations.
The book highlights the urgent need for the US to maintain technological parity with its adversaries and deter war through these advancements.
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