Emergent Defense

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.

02/20/2025

We are excited to welcome Kevin Moore, Lieutenant Colonel USA (ret.), to our Global Editorial Board! 👉 https://emergentdefense.com/global-editorial-board

Kevin Moore, Lieutenant Colonel USA (ret.) was commissioned from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1996. Through his 21 years of service, Kevin established himself as a subject matter expert in the DoD Acquisition Corps, managing and assisting in numerous programs to include PAC-3 (MSE), THAAD, HELLFIRE, X-Band Radars and the Army’s Integrated Air and Missile Defense program, IBCS. He also has extensive knowledge in the Army’s Air and Missile Defense portfolio as well as across the services within Missile, Sensors, Command and Control systems, to include Hypersonic and Directed Energy (High Energy Lasers).

02/14/2025

Finding a New Way Forward – Military strategy shifts in response to changing global challenges 👉 https://emergentdefense.com/content/f/finding-a-new-way-forward

When it comes to our national defense, the window of opportunity to implement new military strategies is getting shorter and much more complex. It’s also fundamentally changing direction of multiple strategies.

01/24/2025

An Ever-Changing Workhorse – Tactical wheeled vehicles are being adapted to meet the military’s current and future needs 👉 https://emergentdefense.com/content/f/an-ever-changing-workhorse

Tactical wheeled vehicles (TWVs) are the workhorses of the military. They move food, fuel, mail, people and gear, and can sometimes be equipped with weapons. Because they are essential to moving an army around, they must be able to operate reliably in harsh environments without the benefits of paved roads.

Photo credit: GM Defense’s next generation vehicle