Emergent Defense

09/18/2025

Introducing our newest Global Editorial Board member, Kathryn Person — Military Officer in the U.S. Army Reserves and Creator of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)'s Dual-use Ventures Incubator! Welcome to the team! 👉 https://emergentdefense.com/global-editorial-board

The Dual-use Ventures Incubator is a program at MIT that helps technology startups navigate non-dilutive federal funding opportunities to support their business strategy. While at MIT, Kathryn Person's research on innovation ecosystems was cited in the Senate Armed Services Committee Report 117-130 - James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 and November 2019 Interim Report from the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence.

Since 2016 she has served as an independent policy advisor and research manager to the Defense Laboratory Enterprise, National Security Innovation Network, NATO, MIT, Draper, and other federal and non-profit organizations.

From 2003 - 2016 she served as a US Army officer with operational, program management, and technology development assignments, including tours with the office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisitions, Logistics, and Technology (ASA(ALT)) - Forward, DEVCOM (previously RDECOM), and the 10th Mountain Division, where she received two Bronze Star Medals in Afghanistan.

She received her MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School. She resides in Florida with her husband and son.

08/06/2025

Nominate a deserving company for great exposure and recognition as one of the Best Workplaces in Defense and improve your company's recruitment and branding efforts! Nominations will be Open until August 10th! 👉 https://emergentdefense.com/best-workplaces

Best Workplaces in Defense will be awarded by Emergent Defense Magazine to recognize the top workplaces throughout the country. We encourage all types of companies to apply that serve in any fashion or initiative to our nation's defense including any for-profit, non-profit, education, and government institutions.

07/30/2025

Nominations Are Open for the 2nd Annual Best Workplaces in Defense Awards! Nominate a deserving company for great exposure and recognition as one of the Best Workplaces in Defense and improve your company's recruitment and branding efforts. Nominations will be Open until August 10th! 👉 https://emergentdefense.com/best-workplaces

Best Workplaces in Defense will be awarded by Emergent Defense Magazine to recognize the top workplaces throughout the country. We encourage all types of companies to apply that serve in any fashion or initiative to our nation's defense including any for-profit, non-profit, education, and government institutions.

All selections will be made by our Editorial Selection Committee. Emergent Defense Magazine will profile awardee companies in it's print edition with the awarded companies given an extraordinary amount of positive exposure in print, video, web, and social media for months following. There is no cost to nominate or an advertisement requirement if selected.

06/27/2025

A Tactical Edge – How Fathom5 is engineering the future of defense readiness 👉 https://emergentdefense.com/f/a-tactical-edge

The nature of maritime advantage is shifting. Success depends less on steel alone and more on the intelligent, resilient software connecting sensors, systems and sailors.

Recognizing this, the Navy is moving towards data-driven operations to maximize fleet readiness. Delivering these capabilities requires overcoming traditional acquisition hurdles and building trust in new technology.

06/20/2025

A Coming Revolution – Neuromorphic computing is key to AI implementation 👉 https://emergentdefense.com/f/a-coming-revolution

With computational demands of state-of-the-art AI algorithms today requiring as much as 190,000 kWh, it’s easy to see that the primary problem with the new technology is its high energy consumption. AI power use alone is already starting to strain the available supplies of energy in many parts of the world.

The AI Hardware Research Center of Excellence at Parallax Advanced Research in Beavercreek, Ohio, is a leader in the development of many of those aforementioned cutting-edge applications as well as others. Steven D. Harbour, Ph.D., director of the Center of Excellence, offered his insights as to how the technology evolved.

06/11/2025

The new issue of Emergent Defense Magazine is here — and it’s packed! Featuring Impact 100: the most impactful organizations within the defense industry ecosystem, our second issue also includes the top U.S. defense cities, mission critical minerals, optronics market update ...and more! 👉 https://emergentdefense.com/current-issue

05/09/2025

Honeywell to Produce or Acquire Microelectronics – The Department of Defense announced a $25.8 million award to Honeywell in Plymouth, Minnesota 👉 https://emergentdefense.com/content/f/honeywell-to-produce-or-acquire-microelectronics

The Defense Production Act Investment (DPAI) award provides an assured capability of essential DOD components for operation in radiation environments. This effort supports the 2024 National Defense Industrial Strategy to expand domestic production and increase supply chain resilience.

The Department of Defense announced a $25.8 million award to Honeywell in Plymouth, Minnesota, on Sept. 6, 2024 to produce or acquire trusted strategic radiation-hardened microelectronics. According to a press release, t...

04/25/2025

DOD Invests in Microelectronics Education, Workforce Training – The Department of Defense announced that it awarded a three-year, $9.5 million award to the nonprofit Regional Opportunity Initiatives. 👉 https://emergentdefense.com/content/f/dod-invests-in-microelectronics-education-workforce-training

According to a press release, the goal of this effort is to address the need for increased microelectronics production and serve the critical shortfall of a skilled microelectronics workforce.

The Department of Defense announced that it awarded a three-year, $9.5 million award to the nonprofit Regional Opportunity Initiatives, Inc. (ROI). According to a press release, the goal of this effort is to address the ...

04/11/2025

Flying Across Borders – Parallax Advanced Research and Ohio Aerospace Institute’s collaboration with Quebec will expand opportunities for AAM 👉 https://emergentdefense.com/f/flying-across-borders

What started as helping a company to find funding for the research and development of unique new hydrogen fuel technology has grown into an international collaboration between Ohio and the province of Quebec. That collaboration could further grow to establish Ontario, Quebec, and seven states surrounding the Great Lakes into an international hub for the advanced air mobility (AAM) and drone industries.

04/04/2025

What to Expect When You’re Expecting DoD Business, Part 2 – U.S. Army programs ready to connect small business with the military 👉 https://emergentdefense.com/f/what-to-expect-when-you%E2%80%99re-expecting-dod-business-part-2

In this two-part series, we asked a few quick questions of Zeke Topolosky, chief of the Technology Transition Office at the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory, and Blaise Zandoli, SBIR Contract Analyst, who assists the Army in making the SBIR more of a capital-providing business partner.

03/28/2025

What to Expect When You’re Expecting DoD Business, Part 1 – U.S. Army programs ready to connect small business with the military 👉 https://emergentdefense.com/f/what-to-expect-when-you%E2%80%99re-expecting-dod-business-part-1

If you’re a smaller, high-tech company with an innovative product or service and want to pitch an idea to the military, just finding out where to start can be a daunting task.

02/28/2025

Mitigating the‘Tyranny of Distance’ – Technological evolution and the continued requirement for mass in warfare 👉 https://emergentdefense.com/f/mitigating-the%E2%80%98tyranny-of-distance%E2%80%99

By Colonel Chad M. Pillai

The Russo-Ukraine War validated Stalin’s statement as the U.S. and its European allies struggled to respond to Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine effectively. The Russian military had a quantitative advantage in comparison to the Ukrainian defense forces; however, due to inept leadership and planning, the Russian offensive failed to achieve its strategic objectives of rapidly subduing the Ukrainians. The Ukrainians utilized asymmetric tactics, including the use of commercially available drones, to conduct intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) and strike to decimate Russian formations and command and control (C2) nodes.