Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Fortune
Fortune
Paolo Confino

Silicon Valley has been trying to shake up defense contracting for years. With Trump, they have a willing audience

Fighter jets on a aircraft carrier (Credit: Julian Abram Wainwright/Bloomberg)
  • As Silicon Valley and Washington build closer ties, tech leaders offered advice on how the government can innovate better and faster. Founders and investors of defense tech startups said the Pentagon should cut down on lead times and raise its levels of risk tolerance in order to develop new weapons.

After years of trying to make inroads into the notoriously byzantine defense sector of the U.S. government, Silicon Valley is finally getting its chance.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.