{"id":16717,"date":"2018-02-06T16:26:04","date_gmt":"2018-02-06T16:26:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2018\/02\/06\/defense-innovation-focused-on-digital-physical-spheres\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T17:38:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T17:38:40","slug":"defense-innovation-focused-on-digital-physical-spheres","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/industry\/techwatch\/2018\/02\/06\/defense-innovation-focused-on-digital-physical-spheres\/","title":{"rendered":"DoD innovation is focusing on digital and physical spheres, report finds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 Investment in national security innovation has primarily been made in the digital and physical realms, according to a new report from data analysis firm Govini. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report, \u201cInvestments in the Fourth Industrial Revolution,\u201d finds that federal spending for technology and related service innovation reached $43.9 billion in fiscal 2017, with investment in digital technologies (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/farnborough\/2016\/07\/10\/f-35-to-tap-airbus-for-data-protection-technology\/\">cryptography <\/a>and blockchain, machine vision, advanced data links, etc.) accounting for 59.2 percent of overall spending.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About 32.5 percent of the total was invested in the physical sphere (unmanned platforms, rapid prototyping, nanotechnology), and 8.2 percent was invested in biological research (bioenergy, genetics and biomedical).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2100\" height=\"1500\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3352181.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3352181.jpg.jpg 2100w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3352181.jpg.jpg?resize=300,214 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3352181.jpg.jpg?resize=768,549 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3352181.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,731 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3352181.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1097 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3352181.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1463 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2100px) 100vw, 2100px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">U.S. Navy reservists assigned to the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command  Unmanned Maritime Vehicle Lab conduct post-flight checks on the unmanned aerial vehicle Vapor 55 following a demonstration during the Ship to Shore Maneuver Exploration and Experimentation Advanced Naval Technology Exercise 2017 aboard Camp Pendleton. (Dawn M. Stankus\/U.S. Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Key findings from the report, which tracks changes in investment from FY12 to FY17, include: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A 16.8 percent increase in spending on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2016\/11\/09\/darpa-banks-on-robot-copilots-to-help-quell-military-pilot-shortage\/\">machine vision technology<\/a>, totaling $1.6 billion in FY17.<\/li><li>The 14.6 percent increase in investment of cognitive systems (machine vision, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2018\/01\/16\/virtual-skies-air-force-hopes-fun-tech-transforms-pilot-learning\/\">advanced simulation<\/a> and advanced intelligence) to $2.7 billion was driven in large part by NASA and the Department of Defense, accounting for 82.2 percent of spending. A slow government embrace of configurable systems (cloud computing), with FY17 marking a 34.9 percent increase in spending to $4 billion.<\/li><li>A large amount of spending (50 percent) on unmanned platforms remains dominated by aerial vehicles. However, spending on robotics and unmanned ground vehicles rebound from FY14 lows, increasing by 140.5 percent to $1.6 billion in FY17. The group predicts investments in UGVs will grow by a compound average growth rate of 10.2 percent through FY21.<br><\/li><li>Investment in sonar, thermal and electronic propulsion, energy use, and payload capacity is required before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2017\/10\/11\/navy-stands-up-first-underwater-drone-squadron\/\">unmanned underwater vehicles<\/a> can be deployed to expand the U.S. Navy\u2019s edge in anti-submarine warfare, particularly in the South China Sea.<br><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report notes that the national security innovation base must do three things if the United States is to be a future leader in the fourth industrial revolution, driven by emerging technology such as artificial intelligence and autonomy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First, the base must realign itself, with innovation as the \u201ccore pillar\u201d of security organizations, according to the report. DoD innovations like the Strategic Capabilities Office, Defense Innovation Unit Experimental and the Hacking for Defense program were listed as scalable options for the larger national security base. <\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/special-reports\/pnt\/2018\/01\/26\/dod-jams-gps-in-western-states-for-joint-exercise\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Raptor_SmarTrack_Image.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">DoD jams GPS in western states for joint exercise<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Air Force is jamming GPS in western states to prepare pilots for future age of electronic warfare as part of a series of war games.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Second, it needs to have a clear and unbiased view of its current investments in so-called Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies to determine how fast America\u2019s waning national security advantage can accelerate, the report continued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finally, the report said significant improvements must be made to procurement practices in order to optimize speed over burdensome processes in order to deliver scalable solutions to war fighters. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Investments in machine vision, supercomputing and machine-to-machine communication will drive the integration of digital and 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