In the midst of a massive Department of Defense focus shift toward the looming peer and near-peer competition, federal and industry leaders are figuring out how to inject agility and speed into our country’s defense strategies.
One particular area that’s becoming more crucial to winning the future fight is technological superiority. Executive Mosaic spoke with Bob Genter, president of SAIC’s defense and civilian sector and a 2023 Wash100 Award winner, to hear his thoughts on the topic.
“The biggest issue that we face right now is around tech superiority. We need to make sure that we show that the United States is dominant in many of these areas, and that we can address any challenge and we can fight at the same weight as anyone else and outclass them,” Genter said in an exclusive video interview.
Specifically, Genter said the tech superiority conversation centers around autonomy, next-generation weapons and data. Autonomy is something Genter expects will be “in everything” going forward as technology advances. Weapons like hypersonics, drones and counter unmanned aerial systems, known as CUAS, are at the forefront of the country’s technological priorities, along with offensive and defensive space and cyber capabilities.
Data, however, might seem like an unlikely factor in the technological superiority discussion. Genter admitted that data “doesn’t sound like a weapon, but it is deeply embedded in how we deploy and how we manage threats in the world.”
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