Welcome to Defense Update's weekly defense tech review. This week, we're diving into a landscape in flux — where software-first startups are outmaneuvering defense giants, and hypersonic missiles are no longer tomorrow’s weapons, but today’s race. From the frontlines of Ukraine to the Pacific flashpoints of Taiwan and Japan, defense modernization is accelerating. And it’s not just about hardware anymore — it’s about speed, data, and decisive control of the electromagnetic spectrum. In this ep...