E57 – The War on Bad Software (Defense Unicorns)

All modern hardware depends on good software, but in theU.S. military, most software sucks.Rob Slaughter, co-founder and CEO of Defense Unicorns, joins the show to unpack why this is happening and what they are doing to fix it.We dive into the rise of “software as a weapon system,” therole of open-source software in national security, and how Defense Unicorns is building an air-gapped, platform-agnostic software delivery model designed for real-world military environments. This episode is a must for anyone in defense. You’ll learn a ton about software—we guarantee! Links• Sign up for the newsletter⁠! • Support us on ⁠Patreon⁠! • Rob LinkedIn• Defense Unicorns website• Defense Unicorns LinkedIn• Defense Unicorns X• Defense Unicorns YouTube---- Follow us on...• LinkedIn• Instagram⁠• ⁠X⁠• ⁠Facebook⁠• ⁠Website⁠ ---- 00:0000:43 intro01:09 Defense Unicorns name04:28 origin story06:38 the 3 I's08:46 software sustainment burden09:13 wrong incentive structure12:31 software as a weapon system14:39 rising tech debt16:18 open source18:46 open is more secure?20:43 SBOM22:24 solutions23:05 fighter jet software updates24:43 submarine software25:52 UDS27:05 disconnected software28:34 Chinese software underneath US systems30:48 competition33:43 crystal ball35:15 $136M fundraise37:56 magic wand - fixed price contracts40:14 McDonald's ice cream #AI #Technology #Tech #Innovation #Cybersecurity #youtube #Military #DefenseTech #MilitaryTech #Startup #Software #Business