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E38 – Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar: REAL defense innovation

The Merge

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Innovation in Defense: Multi-Solution Dilemmas and Software-Defined Warfare

The chapter delves into the necessity of options in warfighting scenarios by creating dilemmas with multiple solutions, discussing the challenges of bureaucracy, funding, and combat capability. It explores the shift towards software-defined warfare and the importance of recognizing software aspects in defense acquisition, highlighting the unique challenges faced in defense innovation, such as transitioning from R&D to production, and the critical role of software infrastructure in enabling a multi-vendor ecosystem.

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