Lisa Sanders, director of science and technology for US Special Operations Command, discusses what she’s seeking from the defense industry, great-power competition’s impact on the command’s S&T goals, sustainability, artificial intelligence and more during a May 23, 2018, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the National Defense Industrial Association’s 2018 Special Operations Forces Industry Conference, held May 21-24, in Tampa, Fla. Our coverage is sponsored by FLIR.