In their Fortune article, Goodwin partners Alexandrine Armstrong-Cerfontaine, Andrew Henderson, and Pavel Shaitanoff explain that over the past decade, private capital inflows into the defense sector have risen more than eighteenfold — reflecting a shift driven by geopolitical instability, digitization of the battlefield, and the recognition that public procurement systems alone cannot deliver capability at the speed required. General Sir Richard Barrons KCB CBE, former commander of the UK’s Joint Forces Command, who spoke at a recent defense industry seminar hosted by Goodwin, describes the current landscape as one where speed of innovation and adaptability count as much as might. The character of conflict is changing: Autonomy, cyber operations, commercial satellites, artificial intelligence–enabled decision support, and low-cost precision systems now shape both deterrence and combat. The advantage belongs not only to the strong but the fast.
Read the full analysis: “The New Battlefield: Where Capital, Regulation and Technology Collide” (Fortune)
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