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Software integration as the future of systems integration requires that headcount remain consistent while value to the end user increases exponetially. It is a prerequisite to successfully growing a ecosystem of modern companies solving DoD problems.

Title: Palantir's Strategic Win: A Glimpse into the Future of Defense 🚀 🎖#PalantirTechnologies (NYSE: #PLTR) is on the brink of securing a monumental $178M contract with the U.S. Army for the TITAN project 🌐, alongside partners including Anduril & Northrop Grumman. This venture into advanced tactical intelligence 🛰 could mark their 4th largest deal, yet shares dipped 1% in premarket trading. Despite the anticipation, Palantir's projected 2024 revenue still falls short of expectations 📉, underscoring the complex challenge of integrating AI into defense at a transformative scale. The journey with TITAN reflects not just a financial milestone but also Palantir's pivotal role in redefining battlefield tech with precision targeting and strategic planning 🎯. Let's watch how this unfolds, as Palantir steps closer to finalizing what could be a game-changing partnership for future military operations. Will this be the tipping point for Palantir's growth trajectory? 🌟 #DefenseTech #USArmy #TITANProject #FutureOfWarfare

Hasn’t reality disproved the notion of ‘doing more with less’ or ‘doubling capability with half the assets’? Isn’t this why DoD budgets continue to soar despite build fewer ships and plane? He wants two 🚀🚀s to do the job of four 🚀🚀🚀🚀 I want four thumbs instead of two so I can 👎👎👎👎 this video Quote from the interview: “How do we improve our technology to make sure that the accuracy of our long range anti ship missile is so much better that instead of firing 4 to sink a ship, we can fire 2 to sink a ship? …now we have twice as many anti-ship missiles… by digitally advantaging it way more than we could ever do by building more of them.” -James Taiclet Video clip: https://lnkd.in/gW2juDTS

Jim Taiclet (President and CEO of Lockheed Martin) in his speech before the Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies and Innovation of the House Armed Services Committee on industry perspectives on defense innovation and deterrence also firmly supports three key priorities, including #antifragility, to help achieve the goal of “ pushing the boundaries of innovation, technology and interoperability in ways our adversaries cannot match, with the ultimate goal of deterring conflict between great powers". Applying ‘Anti-Fragility’ to the Defense Industrial Base Supply chain, labor and inflation impacts stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic coinciding with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine revealed fragility within the defense industrial base (DIB). Fragility refers to the brittle defense production system built for peacetime rates, not crisis or wartime rates. As industry and government leaders, it is incumbent on us to reverse these practices through consistent, stable investment levels, supply chain diversification, reduction in compliance burdens that prevent small and medium-sized businesses from participating in the DIB and expansion of tools like large lot buys of critical components and materials, and multi- year procurements. https://lnkd.in/dm_2QAXw

Read a wrap-up of the aerospace, defense, and government (ADG) markets in 2023, our views on investing in the sector in 2024, and 3Wire's first-year highlights.

#Aerospace and #defense leaders are facing a multitude of challenges including evolving strategic priorities, an emerging space race, a resurgence in defense spending, and volatility in the global security landscape. As a result, governments and suppliers are making significant investments in #digitaltransformation to stay ahead of the curve. Join us Feb 13 for a discussion with industry experts as we explore the digital solutions powering #successstories in A&D. #PTC

Looking forward to our Day 1 panel discussion: How the use of uncrewed systems in the Ukrainian war has altered military strategy and increased the demand signal for manufacturing capacity in US and allied countries. Moderated by Margarita Konaev, Ph.D. #innovation #ukraine #defenseindustry

Quite the split screen today with two potential futures for getting the best tech into the United States Department of Defense: Option 1: Throw more taxpayer money at companies like Boeing with a track record of delays, poor performance, and a history of overcharging the US government. Option 2: Leverage the billions of dollars in venture capital to back the best tech, seeding new, innovative, and agile companies focused on the next generation of warfare Our military needs both the Boeing's and the Anduril Industries' of the world to succeed, but by introducing competition to the military industrial complex, the USG can foster a robust, dynamic industrial base to serve our military's needs.