Defense contractors explore new ways to develop systems faster and cheaper

Published: April 9, 2021, 1:56 p.m.

b"Both the armed services and contractors are trying to speed design and prototyping of new platforms and weapons using digital techniques. They're taking traditional computer aided design and updating it with artificial intelligence and machine learning, giving development a sort of autonomy it's never had. And building more sophisticated virtual environments in which to test new platforms. For one view of how industry is doing this, the Federal Drive turned to the president of Raytheon Missiles and Defense, Wes Kramer.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"