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Rapid Innovation, Increased Partnerships Will Color Defense Industry In Future, Warden Says

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, February 9th, 2021

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Rapid Innovation, Increased Partnerships Will Color Defense Industry In Future, Warden Says

Northrop Grumman Chair, President and CEO Kathy Warden. Photo: Northrop Grumman

Increasing use of advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence and more partnerships between companies and governments will lead to faster introductions of new solutions in the defense space, Kathy Warden, chairman, president and CEO of Northrop Grumman [NOC], said on Tuesday. The rapid pace of innovation will lead to the increased partnerships that in turn will fuel the faster evolution of technologies and that will ultimately change the “composition” of the defense industry, Warden said during a virtual event hosted…

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