Maverick said it best: he felt the need for speed. But in modern multi-domain warfare, velocity isn’t just about raw Mach numbers or breaking the sound barrier—it’s about compressing the decision loop to drive innovation faster than the adversary can adapt. When consumer-grade AI, autonomous systems, and contested spectrum environments evolve by the week, relying on static, closed architectures leaves warfighters steps behind. Outpacing emerging threats across vast theaters like the Indo-Pacific requires an open, modular foundation where operators can rapidly integrate vendor-agnostic commercial technology to meet evolving mission needs. In this session, we’ll unpack how modular commercial architectures, dual-use networks, and 5G sensing let joint and allied forces field new capability at the speed of commercial innovation—staying ahead of the adversary’s adaptation cycle and turning that speed into decision superiority.