As autonomy accelerates, the gap between laboratory performance and real-world reliability becomes mission-critical. This thought-leadership piece explores how the next decade of unmanned systems will be shaped by rigorous field validation, data-driven decision frameworks, and multi-domain testing that redefines what “mission-ready” truly means.
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How commercial innovation is rewriting defense, investment, and national capability
For decades, dual-use lived in policy documents and export-control lists; a technical label for technologies that could serve both civilian and military needs. Born in the nuclear era, expanded through aerospace, and later stapled onto “sensitive but versatile tech.”
But the world has shifted.
Why Dual-Use Startups Need Operational Feedback
Many promising autonomous solutions fail not because of technology, but because they misalign with real mission needs. This post outlines how early exposure to operator workflows, edge-case scenarios, and field constraints helps founders build products that survive beyond the prototype stage.
