{"product_id":"unit-x-how-the-pentagon-and-silicon-valley-are-transforming-the-future-of-war-1","title":"Unit X: How the Pentagon and Silicon Valley Are Transforming the Future of War","description":"\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the 2024 \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e Business Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An exceedingly important book!\" --General David Petraeus, US Army (Ret.), former Director of the CIA\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Essential reading for understanding how technology will change the future of warfare.\" --Chris Miller, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eChip War\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Inspiring. A riveting reminder of how hard protecting our nation's security can be...A must-read.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e --Walter Isaacson, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author \u003ci\u003eSteve Jobs\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eElon Musk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA compelling inside look at an elite unit within the Pentagon--the Defense Innovation Unit, also known as Unit X--whose mission is to bring Silicon Valley's cutting-edge technology to America's military: from the two men who launched the unit.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA vast and largely unseen transformation of how war is fought as profound as the invention of gunpowder or advent of the nuclear age is occurring. Flying cars that can land like helicopters, artificial intelligence-powered drones that can fly into buildings and map their interiors, microsatellites that can see through clouds and monitor rogue missile sites--all these and more are becoming part of America's DIU-fast-tracked arsenal. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUntil recently, the Pentagon was known for its uncomfortable relationship with Silicon Valley and for slow-moving processes that put the brakes on innovation. Unit X was specifically designed as a bridge to Valley technologists that would accelerate bringing state of the art software and hardware to the battle space. Given authority to cut through red tape and function almost as a venture capital firm, Shah, Kirchhoff, and others in the Unit who came after were tasked particularly with meeting immediate military needs with technology from Valley startups rather than from so-called \"primes\"--behemoth companies like Lockheed, Raytheon, and Boeing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTaking us inside AI labs, drone workshops, and battle command centers--and, also, overseas to Ukraine's frontlines--Shah and Kirchhoff paint a fascinating picture of what it takes to stay dominant in a fast-changing and often precarious geopolitical landscape. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn an era when America's chief rival, China, has ordered that all commercial firms within its borders make their research and technology available for military exploitation, strengthening the relationship between Washington and Silicon Valley was always advisable. Today, it is an urgent necessity.","brand":"Christopher Kirchhoff, Raj M Shah","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46335495438572,"sku":"9781668031391","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9781668031391.jpg?v=1743648783","url":"https:\/\/intl.allstora.com\/products\/unit-x-how-the-pentagon-and-silicon-valley-are-transforming-the-future-of-war-1","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}