Five Reasons Software Is Eclipsing Hardware In Pentagon Technology Plans (From Forbes)

The Defense Department’s modernization plans are increasingly driven by software rather than the hardware that once defined military power. There are numerous reasons for this trend, the most obvious of which are that software enhances the performance of hardware, it takes less time to develop than hardware, it is less expensive to implement, it can take the place of costly personnel, and it potentially lowers the barriers to companies becoming military suppliers. I have written a commentary for Forbes here.