Editor's Brief

By Kyle Briggs | Founder, Defense Tech Signals

Defense tech innovation is accelerating faster than ever, but PowerPoint promises still outnumber deployed capabilities.

Hype dominates. Bureaucracy Strangles. And in the background, real capability gaps widen.

Defense Tech Signals is here to cut through the noise. So you don’t have to

Why this exists

I launched this briefing after two deployments to the Western Pacific as an F/A-18 pilot where i got a front row seat to China’s rise as a PEER competitor.

We’re in a new era of warfare, but the U.S. defense industrial base is still fighting like its 2005.

Too many people are writing about defense from the outside. I’ve flown missions. Sat in strike briefs. Watched software kill timelines and hardware sit idle.

What You Can Expect

Every Tuesday, you’ll get one Signal Brief

• One company, concept, or shift

• Why it matters

• Where it fits in the strategic picture

• What’s next

If you care about what comes after the defense tech hype cycle - Welcome.

This is your radar.