Air Force's weapons PEO doubling down on digital and agile transformation

By Sara Sirota / October 23, 2020 at 12:00 PM
Brig. Gen. Heath Collins is taking on his new position as the Air Force's program executive officer for weapons by launching initiatives like the Global Precision Attack Weapon to promote the use of digital engineering and open architecture principles in legacy and future munitions. This focus area aligns with the priorities of Air Force acquisition executive Will Roper, whose latest paper on digital acquisition argues, "This 'digital trinity' -- digital engineering, agile software and open architecture -- is the true...

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