Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will begin personally overseeing joint experimentation and prototyping following recommendations from the China Task Force, according to senior defense officials. "To support the development of new operational concepts, Secretary Austin is going to personally be reviewing efforts to accelerate the Joint Warfighting Concept through joint experimentation and prototyping," one senior defense official told reporters today. The Pentagon has touted its fiscal year 2022 budget request, which seeks a $5.5 billion boost in research, development, test and...
