Back like it never left: Austin swarmed with Defense tech for SXSW

AUSTIN, Texas—Despite protests and a sponsorship ban, defense tech still has a foothold in the Lone Star State.  And the evidence was clear this week at the edges of the colorful and always festive South by Southwest conference.Much of the activity was centered at the Capital Factory, home to several defense tech organizations including the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit, which hosted a two-day conference that began March 7. Following that event, defense officials were