Defense Unicorns UDS Registry Featured on DefenseScoop
Defense Unicorns continues to gain recognition for modernizing how the Department of Defense delivers secure software across national security systems. In a recent feature by DefenseScoop, our CEO and co-founder Rob Slaughter shared how UDS Registry is transforming the way mission software is discovered, delivered, and sustained, all within airgap and classified environments.
Explore the full DefenseScoop feature here:
🔗 Defense Unicorns launches UDS Registry to modernize software delivery for DoD
Key Discussion Points
In the interview, Rob explains how the UDS Registry serves as the secure, centralized hub for mission-ready software packages across the defense ecosystem. Built on the same architecture as the Unicorn Delivery Service (UDS), the Registry enables:
- Secure, airgap-native delivery of mission applications anywhere, from cloud to tactical edge
- Automated compliance and vulnerability mitigation with a dedication to a near-zero CVE posture
- Seamless discovery and deployment of pre-verified applications through the Airgap Store
By bridging modern DevSecOps with defense-grade resilience, UDS Registry ensures that mission operators can discover, deploy, and prevail, all while maintaining operational security in disconnected or highly regulated environments.
Why It Matters
DefenseScoop's coverage underscores a growing recognition: software is now a strategic deterrent.
Rob noted that too often, legacy systems and vendor lock-in delay mission outcomes. UDS Registry changes that paradigm by empowering programs to own their baseline, accelerate ATOs, and deploy software anywhere the mission takes them.
"We know we’re not going to win every contract. We know the government isn’t going to pay us for all of those weapon systems, but we believe that the technology that we’ve developed is so important to the nation that we’re giving the majority of it away because we want the rest of the defense industrial base to adopt it"
— Rob Slaughter, CEO & Co-Founder, Defense Unicorns
Growing Momentum
This recognition from DefenseScoop highlights the growing national movement toward software modernization as a core defense capability. UDS and UDS Registry now serve as the foundation for programs across the Navy, Air Force, and Space Force, delivering at the speed of relevance to the warfighter.
As Defense Unicorns continues to scale impact across national security programs, coverage like this validates the urgency of our mission and reinforces why UDS is the future of software delivery for the Department of Defense.
Our Continued Mission
At Defense Unicorns, our mission is clear:
To deliver modern, secure software to the warfighter at the speed of relevance, making software a strategic deterrent.
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