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A Defense Department that does not lead technology innovation faces two related problems.
First, the department can no longer safeguard access to game-changing defense technologies. Over the past two decades, China and Russia have accessed commercially available
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First, the department can no longer safeguard access to game-changing defense technologies. Over the past two decades, China and Russia have accessed commercially available
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...technologies at least as fast as the USA, narrowing the technological advantage the Defense Department has held since World War II.
The Defense Department was once the world’s wellspring for technological innovation. For much of the Cold War, the department developed
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The Defense Department was once the world’s wellspring for technological innovation. For much of the Cold War, the department developed
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...technologies that revolutionized military operations. U.S. defense contractors produced leading-edge defense products such as satellites, precision munitions, and stealth.
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Pentagon partnerships with industry and academia laid the groundwork for the modern internet, satellite navigation and GPS, and robotics and artificial intelligence.
/4 (concluded) https://warontherocks.com/2020/12/bringing-the-army-to-innovation/
/4 (concluded) https://warontherocks.com/2020/12/bringing-the-army-to-innovation/
