The Global Race to Dominate the New Defense Tech Frontier

Welcome to Defense Update's weekly defense tech review. This week, we're diving into a landscape in flux — where software-first startups are outmaneuvering defense giants, and hypersonic missiles are no longer tomorrow’s weapons, but today’s race.

From the frontlines of Ukraine to the Pacific flashpoints of Taiwan and Japan, defense modernization is accelerating. And it’s not just about hardware anymore — it’s about speed, data, and decisive control of the electromagnetic spectrum.

In this episode, we unpack why counter-UAS has become a core national defense priority, how companies like Anduril are disrupting decades-old contracts, and what the rise of neoprimes means for traditional primes like Northrop Grumman and Raytheon. We’ll also break down the latest in U.S. hypersonic development and what Europe’s new ‘drone wall’ tells us about the future of coalition warfare.

Stay with us — the battlefield has changed, and so has the business of defense.

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