Doug Beck, the former Apple executive who in April became director of the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit, said today that the war in Ukraine is helping the Washington defense establishment reach a “tipping point” when it comes to adopting commercial technology. “It’s absolutely clear how much commercial technology or commercially derived technology is making a difference in Ukraine,” he said during a FedSupernova event in Austin, TX. Beck said key commercial capabilities being used in Ukraine to fight off the...
