On the battlefield, the time it takes to access intelligence can be a matter of life or death. Harvesting, analyzing, and rapidly converting large data sets into actionable intelligence is currency for the military. To meet these needs, defense companies are looking beyond the Washington beltway to places like Silicon Valley, incorporating a number of the values that have come to personify the technology hub. While the defense industry has always been a driver of innovation, elements like agility, speed, and advanced software capabilities are growing more critical to responding to quickly delivering solutions to the field. This echoes the reality that Techonomy’s David Kirkpatrick articulated in Forbes when he argued that “the era of separating traditional industries and technology industries is over—and those who fail to adapt right now will soon find themselves obsolete.”