Defense Unicorns co-founder and CEO Rob Slaughter joined the MTS Podcast to discuss why delivering software to the U.S. military remains so difficult, and why mastering it is essential to national security. Drawing on his Air Force experience, Rob explains how secure, open-source infrastructure can bring mission-critical software and AI into classified, air-gapped, and edge environments. He also explores balancing speed with security, preparing for increasingly autonomous military systems, and realizing Defense Unicorns’ ambitious vision: enabling every U.S. military asset to receive software updates on demand.

Defense Unicorns Awarded $350M Single Award IDIQ to Accelerate Software Delivery for the Department of War
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, September 30, 2026 — Defense Unicorns, the leader in airgap-native software delivery for national security missions, announced today it has been awarded […]




