45 percent of AAL’s completed projects have “transitioned” into regular DoD programs, but AAL admits others “end up in the valley of death due to factors external to the project, even if the project meets all milestones and the technology solves the military problem.”
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.Modernizing military simulation with open systems architecture
Best-of-breed common models and architecture enable virtual training and testing with the same data in a cyber-resilient posture.
“We can’t expect to bridge the valley of death through S&T programs, and industry accelerator programs. … We need to identify and prioritize resources, funding and personnel,” said Diane Howard, National Space Council head of commercial space policy.
By Theresa Hitchens
In an interview with Breaking Defense, senior MoD R&D official Col. Nir Weingold explained Jerusalem’s push into the nation’s tech industry, and its collaboration with the US.
By Seth J. Frantzman
Executives controlling almost $100 billion in assets co-signed a letter to Sec. Lloyd Austin, urging him to adopt acquisition reforms put forward by an independent Atlantic Council commission.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
If this program broadens to production, it will be a singular success story for an Australian research and development effort, which often excel until they face the perils of the well-known valley of death.
By Colin Clark
In 2022, the Pentagon made pushes on AI, JADC2 and several other acronyms, while acquisition of tech came under the microscope.
By Jaspreet Gill
With the war in Ukraine prompting questions about the health and resilience of the defense industrial base, legacy defense primes this year seemed to steal back some of the limelight from the Silicon Valley-based tech startups.
By Valerie Insinna
ROC-X – The solution to organic precision strike capabilities
At AUSA Global Force 2024, IAI presented integrated, AI-driven combat systems – both manned and unmanned – that are opening new opportunities on the battlefield.
“We’re working with all the folks who have capital — could be private capital, could be whoever — to provide the investment,” said Heidi Shyu, undersecretary of defense for research and engineering.
By Valerie Insinna
“So you can have something that the chief wants that will solve the problem, but if you don’t have a way to sell it in a way that the government can buy it – and then the challenge is not, you know, in many cases the buyer isn’t the customer,” James Guerts said. “And so I think where the services are really working hard is to compress that so the buyer and the customer are more closely aligned.”
By Jaspreet Gill
“APFIT holds great promise to transform the way the Department procures next generations solutions,” Heidi Shyu, undersecretary of defense for research and engineering, said. “This pilot program is well positioned to be a key asset as we continue to work to bridge the valley of death.”
By Jaspreet Gill The Pentagon wants at least $70 million for its Rapid Defense Experimentation Reserve and $76.79 million for its Artificial Intelligence and Data Accelerator, budget documents show.
By Jaspreet Gill
“My view isn’t like, I’m going to magically unlock special secret approaches that haven’t been touched before,” Deputy Defense Secretary Kath Hicks said Wednesday. “I think it’s more about how you start to shift the incentives”
By Valerie Insinna
Pentagon already planning for FY24 rapid experimentation “sprints,” Heidi Shyu, under secretary for research and engineering, said.
By Jaspreet Gill
“We are past the tipping point where information and decision-centric capabilities are more important instruments of war than kinetic weapons,” write former deputy secretary Bob Work and Govini’s Bill Fabian.
By Robert O. Work and Billy Fabian