Sign In
Search
Army

Army Aiming To Dramatically Reduce Requirements Process For New Weapons

Dan Parsons By
SHARE:
Army Aiming To Dramatically Reduce Requirements Process For New Weapons
Secretary of the Army Mark T. Esper.

The newly confirmed Army secretary is determined to shorten the time it takes to develop and field new technologies to soldiers.Mark Esper intends to shrink the time it takes to develop requirements for a weapon system from an average five years to just 12 months, he told the Senate Armed Services Committee Dec. 7.“The Army is executing eight directives intended to improve our capability and material development process by refining how we generate requirements, improving how we educate the acquisition…

Subscriber-only content. Please log in below.

Not a subscriber or registered user yet?

Please contact us at clientservices@accessintel.com or call us at 888-707-5814 (Monday – Thursday 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. and Friday 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET.), to start a free trial, get pricing information, order a reprint, or post an article link on your website.

Recommended

Army

Army Plans Potential ISV Follow-On Award In July 2028 For Nearly 21,000 More Vehicles

Army

Army Expands Accelerated Test Range Access Effort To Indiana Sites

Army

Lockheed Conducts Successful Test Redirecting GMLRS In-Flight With Datalink Package

Army

500 PAC-3 MSEs Approved by State Department For Ukraine A Nothing Burger, Zelenskyy Says

Trending

U.S. Space Force Cislunar Space System Under Consideration
DoD Taking Equity Stake In Drone Manufacturer Neros With Planned $450 Million Loan
Defense Watch: BAE Deck Launcher, SSN-788, Swedish Saildrone, XQ-57A, Leidos Dividend
HII Says Frigate On Schedule To Be In Water By 2028 If Contract By Early FY ’27
Boeing To Receive Up to $945.9 Million Sole Source Contract for MILSATCOM Sustainment

Congress Updates

Congress

Dems’ Big Night Set To Reshape Top Defense Committee Spots, As Key GOP’ers Knocked Off

Democrats’ sweeping victories in Tuesday’s midterms, taking back control of the House and Senate, are set to reshape key spots atop defense committees, to include House Armed Services panels and […]

Congress

Key Defense Committee Members Face Tight Midterm Races, Including HASC GOP’ers In Virginia

As the mid-term elections near with polls showing an increasing likelihood of a switch in majority control in the House and potentially the Senate, three Virginia Republicans on the House […]

Air Force

‘Theoretical Potential’ to Achieve 1,509 Combat-Coded Fighters by 2035, USAF Says

In the latest U.S. Air Force fighter force structure report submitted to Congress, the service speaks of a “theoretical potential” to achieve a goal of 1,509 combat-coded fighters in the […]

Budget

Hegseth Pushes For Reconciliation With At Least $350 Billion For Defense ‘Regardless’ Of Midterms Outcome

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday the Trump administration plans to continue its push for at least $350 billion in defense funds via the reconciliation process “regardless of what happens […]

The Force Multipliers

Force Multipliers

Michael Harrison – SANS Institute

Force Multipliers

Michael DiOrio – Dataminr

Force Multipliers

Arne Brinck – Dark Wolf Solutions

Force Multipliers

Jags Kandasamy – Latent AI

Job Feed

Post a Job // Post a Resume