The Pentagon's top weapons testers lack the appropriate facilities, tools and expertise to evaluate major weapon systems against emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, hypersonics, cyber and electronic warfare. The latest annual report released by the Office of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) states that the release of several new testing manuals should help testers address persistent challenges, though additional resources are needed. The “rapid pace of change from a technological, operational and global geopolitical scale demands that...
