
UNIT X
An insider look at the elite Pentagon unit devoted to bringing Silicon Valley’s cutting-edge tech to the U.S. military.
Told by the two men who built it.
Shortlisted for the 2024 Financial Times Business Book of the Year

Christopher Kirchhoff is an expert in emerging technology, who founded the Pentagon’s Silicon Valley office and has led teams for President Obama, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the CEO of Google.
I work at the frontier of emerging technology.
Media & Appearances
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Is the US ready for future wars?
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Address to ASEAN Military Leaders
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The U.S. Military is Not Ready for the New Era of Warfare
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Raj M. Shah & Christopher Kirchhoff (on the military-industrial complex)
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AI and Drone Warfare: How New Technology is Transforming the Future of War
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Christopher Kirchhoff on Military Innovation and the Future of War
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'Unit X' looks at the connection between the Pentagon and Silicon Valley
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Pentagon's Unit X: When the US military met Silicon Valley
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Future Wars: The Nexus of Technology and the Military
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Raj Shah and Chris Kirchhoff on The Brian Kilmeade Show
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Technologist Christopher Kirchhoff on Pentagon-Silicon Valley partnerships
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Inside the Pentagon's Unit X that led charge to get Silicon Valley tech onto the frontline
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In Ukraine, We Saw a Glimpse of the Future of War
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Inside the Pentagon's Tech Upgrade
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The Defense Market's Tough - But it's Good for Business
SXSW Panel
March 10, 2024
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After 'cutthroat' global competition for PPE, US seeks to make more at home
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National Security and Silicon Valley
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Why Silicon Valley Must Go to War
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Flying cars are the future of military transportation
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Investigating Disasters
Reports & Publications
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A Requiem for Defense Innovation?
Ukraine, the Pentagon’s Innovator’s Dliemma, and Why the United States Risks Strategic Surprise
2023
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National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence
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Ebola Should Have Immunized the United States to the Coronavirus
What Washington Failed to Learn from the National Security Council’s Ebola Report
Foreign Affairs
March 2020
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An Even Flatter World
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Cybersecurity's Human Factor: Lessons from the Pentagon
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Big Data
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Hard Lessons
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Columbia Accident Investigation Board