Moonshot Rodeo is a mission-driven showcase that elevates original research and applied technical work developed by military and veteran innovators into a public, professional forum. Participants present research, concepts, and working systems rooted in real-world operational challenges, spanning defense, humanitarian, and dual-use applications. Arrowhead Research supports selected participants with presentation coaching, technical display guidance, and, when available, travel and lodging assistance to reduce barriers to participation. The program emphasizes operational relevance, technical merit, and clear communication, connecting field-informed ideas with leaders across government, industry, and research communities

Black Relay is a scenario-driven engineering exercise grounded in real-world case studies that challenge teams to design and build resilient technical systems under realistic constraints. Participants engage in a multi-month development period focused on prototyping, integration, and iteration across communications, sensing, and software infrastructure. The program culminates in an in-person fielding and testing event where systems are deployed in dynamic, unconstrained environments. Red teaming and role players introduce adversarial pressure and operational realism, ensuring solutions are evaluated on performance, adaptability, and reliability rather than theory alone.

Our competition efforts prepare and support teams to compete in nationally recognized technical challenges grounded in real-world security and engineering problems, including events like MITRE eCTF and the CISA President’s Cup. Teams receive structured coaching and technical mentoring that emphasizes sound engineering practices, teamwork, and applied problem solving under pressure. We reduce barriers to participation by providing logistical support such as travel, lodging, and competition resources. These efforts ensure participants can focus on learning, execution, and performance while gaining credible experience in high-impact technical competitions.

Our writing and presenting efforts help members translate hands-on technical work into clear, credible publications and talks. We support publication through an internally produced hacker zine as well as external or partner outlets, emphasizing technical rigor and real-world relevance. Members are coached and mentored through the full process of writing, editing, peer review, and presentation development. We also reduce barriers to participation by supporting conference submissions, travel, lodging, and logistics so contributors can focus on sharing their work with the broader security and technology community.