New research highlights critical tech that
will make mission impact on day one
Booz Allen Hamilton today released new research on the “Top 10
Emerging Technologies for The Department of Defense (DOD) and
National Security," which identifies and analyzes critical
technology to achieve day-one mission impact now and over the next
one to three years, specifically in the defense and intelligence
sectors.
The report was developed by Booz Allen’s Tech Scouting team – a
core function of Booz Allen's Chief Technology Office (CTO) that
closely monitors early-stage technologies, non-traditional
partners, and startups poised to transform mission outcomes for the
public sector. Tech Scouting has a critical role as a trusted
advisor to U.S. government clients, across Booz Allen’s portfolios
and its venture capital arm, Booz Allen Ventures.
"The greatest technological competition of our lifetimes is upon
us and it is incumbent that we identify, invest in and deploy
solutions that meet the missions of our DOD and intelligence
clients—without the traditional silos of commercial versus
federal,” said Brian MacCarthy, Senior Vice President and head of
Booz Allen Tech Scouting and Ventures. "This report is a needs
report—not a hype report—that underscores the imperative for
dual-use technologies and implores that we find a more strategic
approach to successfully harness emerging technology to meet the
missions of today and tomorrow."
By focusing on dual-use technologies, this report extends
defense-focused analysis into commercial markets where U.S.
entrepreneurs and investors work together to create what is
America’s greatest global competitive advantage: technological
innovation at speed. The report also highlights promising emerging
startups in each of the identified technology areas that could help
make these technologies viable both for commercial and military
systems.
Key takeaways from the report include a detailed overview of ten
emerging technologies expected to reach an inflection point of
impact in the next one to three years, including (grouped by
category, not order of importance):
AI
- AI Accelerator Chips: semiconductor chips designed for
speeding up artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML)
computations and lowering their energy requirements, enabling AI at
the edge.
- Multimodal AI: AI systems that ingest text, imagery,
audio, video and other data types in tandem to better interpret
context and create more accurate predictions.
- Generative AI Software Development: specially designed
AI/ML to review, edit, and write software, offloading all or much
of the coding burden from humans, as well as potentially reduce
bugs and security flaws.
Cyber
- Post-Quantum Cryptography: new mathematical algorithms
for public-key encryption are essential to resist attacks from
quantum computers in the future.
Power
- High-Density Energy Storage: next-generation batteries
with significantly higher energy density, allowing for greater
energy output in smaller transportable form factors.
Sensing/Awareness
- Alternative Positions, Navigation, and Timing (Alt-PNT):
more secure, robust alternatives to existing, vulnerable GPS-based
position, navigation, and timing (PNT) technologies.
- Space Domain Awareness Tech: technology for a thorough
understanding of the space operating environment to perceive
threats and reduce risk of collision through study and monitoring
of satellites and orbital objects.
Autonomy and Aerospace
- Autonomous Swarms: multiple robots with local
processing, communication, and sensing capabilities interconnected
and programmed to react to their environment autonomously.
- Non-Kinetic Counter-UAS: weapons that use highly focused
energy, such as lasers, microwaves, particle beams, and sound
beams, to damage or destroy fast-moving threat targets.
- Hypersonics: vehicles or weapon systems that fly five
times faster than the speed of sound.
“The research is not about new technologies per se, but about
new ways of thinking,” said Meghan Hauser, Ph.D., Technical Lead
for Booz Allen Tech Scouting. “Finding new ways of thinking is
something no one in the world does better than the U.S.'s
commercial startup ecosystem. This, combined with the committed and
talented members of the U.S. DOD and IC, is the recipe we need to
continue to protect future generations of Americans.”
This latest report, “Top 10 Emerging Technologies for the DOD
and National Security,” is a special extended edition of Velocity,
Booz Allen’s annual publication to dissect complex issues at the
intersection of mission and technology.
Read the full report and learn more about Booz Allen’s Tech
Scouting capabilities.
Methodology
Emerging technology is a key element in the future of warfare,
and the aim of this report is to be an introductory roadmap for
those trying to understand it. To identify technology ecosystem
candidates, Booz Allen used a mix of DOD priority technology areas,
defense agency tech watch lists, venture analysis, and in-house
trend observation and analysis. Technologies were down-selected
using a variety of criteria, including: defense impact, market
momentum, technology readiness level, defense implementation speed,
and commercial impact. Assertions are based on technology research
and mission knowledge curated from inside Booz Allen and out, from
conversations with leaders from Washington, DC to Silicon Valley
and other technology hubs around the country. DOD must move fast
and integrate emerging technology, and this report is intended to
aid in that endeavor.
About Booz Allen Hamilton
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technologies, Booz Allen Hamilton advances the nation’s most
critical civil, defense, and national security priorities. We lead,
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technology and engineering practices to deliver impactful
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with the perspectives of diverse talent, we ensure results by
integrating technology with an enduring focus on our clients. We’re
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