DOD vetting 2021 capability gaps; FY-23 POM funds two new experimentation 'sprints' annually

By Jason Sherman / December 13, 2021 at 5:42 PM
SIMI VALLEY, CA -- Pentagon leaders are vetting combatant command high-priority, 2021 capability shortfalls as part of an annual plea for new -- and sometimes novel -- technology to address gaps in the current weapons inventory that put at risk their respective war plans. In a new twist, this year’s combatant commanders’ priority lists are being assessed as the Pentagon primes the pump on a new prototyping process that aims to roll out waves of new technology experiments to accelerate...

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