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Defense & Aerospace Technology Report [Jan 7, 26] Rise8 Founder and CEO Bryon Kroger
On this month’s innovation conversation to highli…
Defense & Aerospace Report · Defense & Aerospace Report, sponsored by Bell
January 7, 202639m 57s
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Show Notes
On this month’s innovation conversation to highlight key topics in the countdown to the Apex technology and innovation conference Jan 27-28, 2026, in Washington, sponsored by Clarion Defence, Bryon Kroger, a former US Air Force intelligence officer and targeteer who is the founder and CEO of the innovative software firm Rise8, joins Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss why the Pentagon’s software development approach is broken at a time when software will be increasingly critical to capabilities and how to reengineer the system to deliver better capabilities at scale and speed. To learn more about the Apex conference, sponsorship and attendance opportunities please visit apexdefense.org