CDF Founder and Chairman Rich Carroll sits down with Paul Lemmo, VP and General Manager of Lockheed Martin's Sensors, Effectors and Mission Systems line of business, for a conversation on the business models reshaping defense. Rich and Paul talked about R&D funding, new munitions deals pairing industry capital with multi-year government commitments, and how primes are partnering with non-traditional autonomy companies to scale.
Chapters - (00:00:11) - Richard Carroll on Innovation and National Security
- (00:01:41) - Lockheed Martin's Sensor, Effectors and Mission Systems Division
- (00:02:58) - Defense Budget Officer on Self-Driving Programs
- (00:04:47) - Defense Contracting: Fixed Price vs Cost+
- (00:11:16) - Lockheed Martin Exploring Unmanned Surface Vehicles and Undersea
- (00:15:51) - Paul Feist on Defending autonomy in the Defense Budget