Shah, Raj M.,   1984-  <br/><br/>
Unit X :  how the Pentagon and Silicon Valley are transforming the future of war / 
 How the Pentagon and Silicon Valley are transforming the future of war 
Raj M. Shah and Christopher Kirchhoff. 
 - First Scribner hardcover edition. 
 - xiii, 319 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :    illustrations (chiefly color) ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-265) and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: slow burn<br/>Unit X<br/>Zeroized<br/>The gonkulator<br/>A new kill chain for North Korea<br/>Unit X loses the X<br/>Washington and the rise of the machines<br/>Venture capital goes to war<br/>Ukraine and the battlefield of the future<br/>From steel to silicon 
<br/><br/> "A riveting inside look at an elite unit within the Pentagon--the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), 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. Until recently, the Pentagon was known for its uncomfortable relationship with Silicon Valley and for slow-moving processes that acted as a brake 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. Taking 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" -- 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781668031384 (hardcover) 1668031388 (hardcover) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2024402855 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>United States. Defense Innovation Unit. <br/>Estados Unidos.  Unidad de Innovación de Defensa (DIU)  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Military art and science--Technological innovations--United States.<br/>Arte y ciencia militar --Innovaciones tecnológicas --Estados Unidos <br/>Military-industrial complex--United States.<br/>Complejos militares industriales --Estados Unidos<br/>Defense industries--Technological innovations--United States.<br/>Industrias de defensa --Innovaciones tecnológicas --Estados Unidos 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>U 390  / S525u 2024 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>355.07