FORCECON at Port San Antonio brings military, tech companies, academia together to speed innovation

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Inside the Tech Port Center + Arena, in the heart of Port San Antonio, the Defense...

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“We wouldn’t be here today without government funding,” Stelmakh said. “We’re able to bring our tech from the lab into the real world.” Aaron Harlan, a visualization researcher with fovi3d.com, demonstrates PRISM — a three-person workstation designed to promote collaboration, improve interaction and increase the capability to engage with complex data — during FORCECON 2022 at the Tech Port Center + Arena at Port San Antonio on May 25.Also at FORCECON were business leaders struggling to win long sought-after military contracts.

Patel has been trying without success to obtain a military contract since 2018, and he’s close to giving up. One reason is keeping up with the certifications that many contracts call for, such as certificates attesting to development capabilities and quality, and each one can cost $50,000 to $150,000 to obtain. He’s only been able to afford them because he has commercial clients.

U.S. adversaries, he said, often leverage commercial tech developed in Silicon Valley, Boston, Chicago and Austin, and use it in combat.

 

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