Will Roper

String theorist turned NatSec professor and Defense Innovation Board Member. Former Air & Space Force Weapons Chief. Active Pelotoner. Ardent Father. :)

[Will Roper @WILLROP3R]

Think we're ready for something big tonight, @usairforce.
Strap yourselves in!

[Will Roper @WILLROP3R]

Frontlines of Ukraine 🇺🇦 are life-altering to visit: brave soldiers, constant drone threats, and @CallofDuty command speeds. @ericschmidt and I wrote this for @TIME to share our experience and a strategy for victory. We're indebted to our brave hosts!

https://t.co/PXpFT4dwYO

[Will Roper @WILLROP3R]

<new!> World's 1st digitally certified airplane? Count me in!
@IstariDigital is attempting #Formula1's #Engineering paradigm for the 1st time with @usairforce. Stay tuned!

https://t.co/tjagPGzRCJ @engineers_feed @elonmusk @ericschmidt @DeptofDefense @LockheedMartin @WIRED

[Will Roper @WILLROP3R]

"Nothing gold can stay." Unfortunately. :)

[Valerie Insinna @ValerieInsinna]

I haven’t been to an Amon Amarth show in a decade, when did they become so camp I am dyinggggghhh

[Will Roper @WILLROP3R]

Way to go, @SpaceForceDoD and @usairforce. @hack_a_sat was a blast to kickstart at @defcon, and a good reminder that security ≠ obscurity.

https://t.co/xOxL9D4aPu

[Will Roper @WILLROP3R]

Great spending time at #CarterExchange23 with so many great friends and colleagues. Ash Carter would be proud to see his cause continues!

@usairforce @USNavy @USArmy @scsp_ai @DIU_x @DARPA @istari_digital

[Special Competitive Studies Project @scsp_ai]

The #CarterExchange23 continues with a discussion on the state of innovation in defense research and acquisition with Doug Beck, @WILLROP3R, Raj Shah, and Dr. Stefanie Tompkins moderated by Sally Donnelly.

[Will Roper @WILLROP3R]

Looking forward to sharing new ideas on digital engineering at #SXSW!

Weaving a web of apps into our daily lives, software ate the world, leaving hardware behind…until now. Come hear how all technology goes digital.

Ready Maker One. #MakersMetaverse 

https://t.co/CkRHwVtUIo

[Will Roper @WILLROP3R]

Excited to work with @ericschmidt again! I founded @IstariDigital to help make digital engineering's "easy button." Future engineering metaverse, here we come!
(Thanks @WIRED and @willknight!)

https://t.co/B2twtKFN9z

[Will Roper @WILLROP3R]

Startup, investor, or defense company? @DeptofDefense Innovation Board just posted this survey to improve the Pentagon's partnerships. Come share your thoughts with us!

https://t.co/qAhqepUwkO @MikeBloomberg @USArmy @usairforce @USNavy

[Will Roper @WILLROP3R]

Very important #hypersonic milestone reached by @hermeuscorp: transition from turbojet to ramjet. Translation? No more Mach 3 ceiling. Ready for #ludicrousspeed, @usairforce? 😉

https://t.co/xDypUxfkXK

[Will Roper @WILLROP3R]

Some losses defy words. Ash Carter was a generational champion of the @USArmy, @USNavy, @USMC. @usairforce, & @SpaceForceDoD.
Modernizing both the force and its practices, our last talk Friday still ardently focused on #natsec.
Godspeed, Ash - you will be sorely missed.

[Sam Nunn School of International Affairs @NunnSchoolGT]

Georgia Tech alumnus and Nunn School distinguished professor of the practice Will Roper (@WILLROP3R) has joined the Defense Innovation Board, an advisory panel for the U.S. Secretary of Defense (@SecDef) https://t.co/A04de6W2YU

[Will Roper @WILLROP3R]

Excited to be back in the #Pentagon on the @InnovationBoard! A distinguished group led by @MikeBloomberg - should be an impactful group for defense innovators.
https://t.co/PRRB4R8KTx @USArmy @USNavy @USMC @usairforce @SpaceForceDoD

[Will Roper @WILLROP3R]

Great being interviewed by @McKinsey on #digitaltransformation at #FarnboroughAirshow2022. Hear how hardware finally eats the world as #AI transcends today's internet.

https://t.co/faxMGGcEcl @BoeingDefense @McLarenF1 @usairforce @SpaceForceDoD

[Will Roper @WILLROP3R]

Agree @ValerieInsinna. It's up the Defense Department to ensure its efforts *are* positive, not covered positively.

[Valerie Insinna @ValerieInsinna]

This sucks. Journalists do not owe the Defense Department a positive story. They owe Americans a fair, balanced, and accurate story.

[Will Roper @WILLROP3R]

Proud of what the @usairforce, @AFWERX, and BETA teams are accomplishing for sustainable Aviation. Flexibility and Optionality is the key to Air Power. :)
https://t.co/zLTAcDZlhT

[Will Roper @WILLROP3R]

Proud of what the @usairforce, @AFWERX, and BETA teams are accomplishing for sustainable Aviation. Flexibility and Optionality is the key to Air Power. :)
https://t.co/zLTAcDZlhT

[Will Roper @WILLROP3R]

😀It is the greatest: keeping it that way, the challenging future task. @usairforce 🇺🇸

[U.S. Air Force @usairforce]

Happy 4th of July from the world's greatest Air Force 💥

[Will Roper @WILLROP3R]

Our nation's 246 year experiment pursuing a more perfect union is far from over, but I'm sure glad to be part of it. Wherever you serve, make it count! #Happy4thofJuly

[Will Roper @WILLROP3R]

Excited to join the dream team #natsec faculty at @georgiaTech, including Phil Breedlove, Sandy Winnefeld, Michele Flournoy, & Sandy Magnus. Tomorrow's security requires new ideas and a new generation of leadership - hoping to help with both.

https://t.co/RGx466Ub2V @usairforce

[Will Roper @WILLROP3R]

As a proud husband of a PhD in engineering and proud father of a curious daughter, I am thankful for trailblazing women in STEM. #HappyThanksgiving

[World of Engineering @engineers_feed]

“I am among those who think that science has great beauty.”
– Marie Curie