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The American defense manufacturing sector is in a constant state of evolution. With new technologies and innovations emerging every day, the industry is constantly changing and adapting to meet the needs of the military. Here are some of the most important technological developments that are changing defense manufacturing as we know it.

Visit the Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC) team at Space Mobility and SpaceCom in Orlando, Florida February 21-23rd in booth #423. Learn how year-over-year, the SpEC network has continuously grown by 36%, awarding almost $2 billion in contracts, 60% of which has gone to new technology innovators.

5G technology may be helping citizens connect with one another, but that is not all. 5G is an important part of beefing up military efforts. Let's look at how 5G connectivity is making waves in the defense sector.

Following the retirement of Gen. John “Jay” Raymond, Gen. B. Chance Saltzman has recently taken over as Chief of the United States Space Force. Within his first couple of months in command of the U.S. Space Force he has released his three lines of effort to make his priorities clear.

What Is Secure Edge Computing? It protects sensitive data that lives and travels outside a centralized data center. Edge computing security protects users and their information from the farthest reaches of the company’s network.

The idea of classification hints at a fundamentally different type of ML algorithms: Unsupervised Learning. In Unsupervised Learning, there are no longer pre-labeled data sets for training; the algorithms instead identify natural groupings within the data, known as Clusters.

Quantum computing is the next generation of computer technology. It processes information using quantum bits, rather than classical ones. So far, we have only scratched the surface of the potential applications of quantum technology in the military sector.

The Microelectronics Commons program is a first of its kind approach aimed at decreasing our dependency on other nations for microelectronics. The Department of Defense is looking to cast a wide net on the technology industry and Defense Industrial Base (DIB) to innovate and collaborate to successfully deliver on a project of this scale.

Experts expect the Artificial Intelligence (AI) market to grow to almost $60 billion. No wonder national security has such an interest in AI. If it is changing the world, it can also be a fundamental change for military applications.

Beating China is not about spending more, it’s about spending smarter. This is a strong message that both Col. Eric Felt, Director of Space Architecture and Integration, and Mr. Frank Calvelli, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisitions and Integration, are pushing across Space Force.

There are some pieces of our economy that, while important to U.S. citizens, it is that much more critical to our national security. The federal government must protect and nurture its microchip supply.

As the world becomes increasingly digitized, commercial industries are beginning to adopt cutting-edge technologies that were once solely the domain of the military. Let's take a look at some of the latest leap-ahead defense technologies that are currently in development.