DOD's top tech official ready to make funding case for winning prototypes

By Tony Bertuca / August 29, 2023 at 12:14 PM
Defense Department technology chief Hedi Shyu has been testing rapid prototype weapons for months and is now preparing for a major meeting with the Pentagon's top officials to make the case for funding them and providing them to the military services at scale, especially in the Indo-Pacific region. Shyu, who spoke to reporters today at a National Defense Industrial Association conference in Washington, said she is preparing for a Deputy’s Management Action Group meeting this fall -- which involves the...

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