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Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition – Class 7 – Space

Steve Blank

In class six we discussed unmanned systems and autonomy and how the advent of these weapons will change operational concepts and the face of war. Cold War in Space: Top Secret Reconnaissance Satellites Revealed ” National Museum of the United States Air Force, June 02, 2015. United States Space Force ” U.S.

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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 17 – Organizational Design – Safi Bahcall

Steve Blank

Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I designed a class to examine the new military systems, operational concepts and doctrines that will emerge from 21st century technologies – Space, Cyber, AI & Machine Learning and Autonomy. We need a separate command for the same reason that we need cyber or special operations as a separate command.

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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 5 – Chris Brose

Steve Blank

Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I designed a class to examine the new military systems, operational concepts and doctrines that will emerge from 21st century technologies – Space, Cyber, AI & Machine Learning and Autonomy. control the timing and tempo of military competition and operations. Why Did Chris Write The Kill Chain ?

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Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition  – 2022 Wrap Up

Steve Blank

The readings, lectures, and guest speakers explored how emerging commercial technologies pose challenges and create opportunities for the United States in strategic competition with great power rivals with an emphasis on the People’s Republic of China. Class Organization. national security issues. ” Team 3: Acquisition.

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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 12 –The Space Force– General John Raymond

Steve Blank

Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I designed a class to examine the new military systems, operational concepts and doctrines that will emerge from 21st century technologies – Space, Cyber, AI & Machine Learning and Autonomy. John Raymond , Chief of Space Operations, United States Space Force. Our guest speaker was Gen.

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Never Negotiate Piecemeal. Here’s Why

Both Sides of the Table

He was a recovering lawyer and has now become a startup operator extraordinaire. And within four he ran global operations across 5 countries including the United States. You know the old joke: For the first time in history a Jewish person is elected as president of the United States. But probably not.

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Why The Government is Isn’t a Bigger Version of a Startup

Steve Blank

During World War II the United States did something its adversaries did not; it enlisted professors and graduate students as civilians in 105 colleges and universities to build advanced weapon systems — nuclear weapons, radar, etc. At times this means startups operate at speeds so fast they appear to be a blur to government agencies.