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David Jedynak

David Jedynak

David Jedynak is Vice President of Strategic Planning at Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions, a Technical Fellow, and former CTO of the division.

Aug 28, 2026

4:18
So compared to the general tech industry, how is defense different and how is it the same?
4:25
That's a really good question.
4:26
There's a lot that's very much the same.
4:28
And it's probably easier to start there because I think that's where most people would be the most surprised.
4:33
The things that are the same are the guys making chips.
4:38
It's a lot of the same companies doing the same sorts of things.
4:41
Those underlying technologies are the same.
6:59
So, David, what's the most important thing for new defense investors to understand about the valley of death and how to cross from prototypes to MVPs to ongoing revenue generating production?

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