Expanding the Defense Industrial Base | AFA's 2025 Air, Space & Cyber Conference

At the AFA's 2025 Air, Space & Cyber Conference, defense and industry leaders explore how to expand and modernize America’s defense industrial base. Moderated by Gen. Herbert J. “Hawk” Carlisle, USAF (Ret.), the discussion highlights the speed, courage, and collaboration needed between the Department of Defense and the tech sector to deliver real capability to the Warfighter. Panelists: • Bryon Kroger, Founder & CEO, Rise8 - ‪@Rise8-Software‬ • Shyam Sankar, Chief Technology Officer, Palantir Technologies • Raj Shah, Author, Unit X: How the Pentagon and Silicon Valley are Transforming the Future of War 🎥 Credit: Air & Space Forces Association — ‪@AirSpaceForcesAssociation‬ 🌐 Continuously deliver secure, user-centered software that drives real-time mission impact — https://www.rise8.us/ #afa #DevSecOps #SoftwareFactory #AgileAcquisition #GovTech #deftech