SAIC CEO TONI TOWNES-WHITLEY ON MISSION INTEGRATION IN THE DEFENSE ECOSYSTEM - Join the Atlantic Council will for an #ACFrontPage conversation with SAIC CEO Toni Townes-Whitley on mission integration in the defense ecosystem, a part of the Captains of Industry series of the Scowcroft Center’s Forward Defense program.

With the private sector unveiling technological advances and with the need for cutting-edge technologies across the armed services, mission integration—bridging existing military technologies and new commercial solutions—is drawing increased attention. Townes-Whitley has argued that merging legacy systems with modern technologies is essential to national security on all fronts—space, sea, air, land, cyber—and strengthens the relationship between the Department of Defense and the private sector.

In conversation with Atlantic Council President and CEO Frederick Kempe, Townes-Whitley will discuss the role of mission integrators in today’s defense industrial base and the future of the US defense ecosystem.

ORIGINAL AIRDATE: 07/24/2025