Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said last week the Pentagon needs to embark on a new era of technological innovation, giving the new, long-term research and development investment strategy being crafted by his deputy Bob Work all the necessary "top-cover" that defense insiders were hoping it would get. "We must take this challenge seriously and do everything necessary to sustain and renew our military superiority," Hagel said Sept. 3 during a speech before the Southeastern New England Defense Industry Alliance in...
