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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![The New York Times Logo]()
The U.S. Military is Not Ready for the New Era of Warfare
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![Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard logo]()
Raj M. Shah & Christopher Kirchhoff (on the military-industrial complex)
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![Amanpour and company logo]()
AI and Drone Warfare: How New Technology is Transforming the Future of War
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![MSNBC Morning Joe logo]()
'Unit X' looks at the connection between the Pentagon and Silicon Valley
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![Yahoo Finance logo]()
Pentagon's Unit X: When the US military met Silicon Valley
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![Council on Foreign Relations logo]()
Future Wars: The Nexus of Technology and the Military
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![Fox News Audio logo]()
Raj Shah and Chris Kirchhoff on The Brian Kilmeade Show
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![ABC News logo]()
Technologist Christopher Kirchhoff on Pentagon-Silicon Valley partnerships
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![The Sun UK logo]()
Inside the Pentagon's Unit X that led charge to get Silicon Valley tech onto the frontline
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![The Atlantic Magazine logo]()
In Ukraine, We Saw a Glimpse of the Future of War
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![Hard Fork podcast logo]()
Inside the Pentagon's Tech Upgrade
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![SXSW logo]()
The Defense Market's Tough - But it's Good for Business
SXSW Panel
March 10, 2024
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![PBS Newshour logo]()
After 'cutthroat' global competition for PPE, US seeks to make more at home
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![Council on Foreign Relations logo]()
National Security and Silicon Valley
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![New York Times logo]()
Why Silicon Valley Must Go to War
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![Recode Decode Logo]()
Flying cars are the future of military transportation
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![TedX logo]()
Investigating Disasters
Reports & Publications
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![Front cover of Defense Budgeting for a Safer World book]()
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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![Front cover of Final Report of the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence]()
National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence
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![Foreign Affairs cover]()
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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![The World Turned Upside Down cover]()
An Even Flatter World
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![Cybersecurity's Human Factor cover]()
Cybersecurity's Human Factor: Lessons from the Pentagon
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![Image of Big Data: Seizing Opportunities, Preserving Values report]()
Big Data
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![Cover of Hard Lessons: The Iraq Reconstruction Experience]()
Hard Lessons
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![Cover of Columbia Accident Investigation Board Report]()
Columbia Accident Investigation Board
