| | January 20156CIOReviewLast month, the Pentagon reached out to the private sector asking for ideas on breakthrough technologies to guide military investment for the next decade and beyond. The Pentagon's strategy is to identify current and emerging technologies that could provide significant military advantage to the United States in the 2030 time frame, especially in five broad areas of exploration: space, undersea, air strike, missile defense and other technology-driven concepts. Technology investments for the military, specifically in areas like artificial intelligence, cybernetics, 3D printing, robotics and more could yield big advantages in securing an edge over adversaries. Additionally, the military is looking at its data for new ways to increase efficiencies and make more informed decisions. For instance, resources have been allocated to build a utility cloud computing and data infrastructure that could aggregate data and resources from across the entire Department of Defense. It now wants to bring all of its data--from drone footage down to medical data--into a single analyzable system. Alongside, the Department of Defense is pushing forward on information technology such as cloud computing, smartphones and apps, and data access into the Joint Information Environment, to improve the mission and reduce costs. Of the DoD's $496 billion budget for fiscal year 2015, approximately $30 billion is dedicated to IT. The DoD is focusing on a "technological offset strategy" to counterbalance a shrinking fighting force. The key drivers behind the strategy will include big data, cloud technology, mobility and infrastructure enhancements. Advances in sensors, wireless networks, and unmanned aerial vehicles have resulted in a flood of new data. Despite the need to rely heavily on data for situational awareness and predictive analytics to give them the edge over the enemy, defense leaders are concerned that they will not have the people or time to deal with all this new information. Technology will need to bridge the gap. But whatever advantages the military develops, it will quickly be matched and innovated against by players--large and small. The race for technological dominance, while quickening, will never be really won! On that note, we present to you this special edition on technology for Defense industry. We are featuring 20 most promising Defense technology solution providers. Over the last few months, our editorial team evaluated several technology companies and their innovative solutions. The chosen 20 are the ones that help customers in the defense industry to optimize their technology investments and deploy new capabilities. Pradeep Shankar Editor-in-Chief editor@cioreview.comCopyright © 2015 CIOReview, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.CIOReviewJANUARY - 12 - 2015CIOReview's circulation is audited and certified by BPA International (Audit Pending). Mailing AddressCIOReview44790 S. Grimmer Blvd Suite 202, Fremont, CA 94538T:510.402.1463, F:510-894-8405 January 12 - 2015, volume SE 44 Published by CIOReview To subscribe to CIOReviewVisit www.cioreview.com Editor-in-Chief Pradeep ShankarEditorial StaffSalesT:510. 565. 7627VisualizersSukirti AgnihotriStephen ThomasDEFENSE TECHNOLOGY SPECIALCIOReviewAaron PierceAlex D'SouzaJem ElizabethJoe PhilipDavid Edwarddavid@cioreview.comJoshua Parker Matthew Jacob Sonia SacharYeshwanth H V Megan Delfinomegan@cioreview.comTechnology: Redefining the Battlefield of the FutureEditorial
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