The Pentagon can’t buy its way out of slow innovation, so Dr. Alison Hawks decided to hack the system instead.
After years inside government watching good ideas die in bureaucracy, Hawks joined BMNT to help defense agencies move at startup speed. Their model flips the script: skip the 200-page requirements, pull in founders early, and build only what warfighters actually need.
In this episode of Defense Disruptors, Hawks reveals how BMNT is rewiring the acquisition mindset — and why the future of military tech will be shaped by problem hunters, not paper pushers.
Read the full episode on NextGen Defense: Defense Disruptors: BMNT and the Battle to Fix Defense Procurement
