The U.S. Military Must Win the Battle for Innovation
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By David A. Drabkin and Michelle V. J. Johnson
April 18, 2019 09:00 AM ET
The Defense Department shouldn't be developing technology through inefficient bureaucratic processes developed in the 1950s
Threats facing the United States are both known and unknown, dynamic and significant. China and Russia, competitors for global military and technological dominance, no longer trail the United States in developing and acquiring military capabilities. They are beginning to take the lead in strategic domains such as hypersonics, space and cyber warfare.
In 2017, for example, China became the first country to develop a strategic national plan for artificial intelligence. The United States cannot afford to be surpassed by its competitors in AI or any other innovations that give battlefield advantages. These threats are amplified in a permissive global marketplace, where state or nonstate actors can buy innovative solutions and employ them tactically against the United States.
https://www.nextgov.com/ideas/2019/04/us-military-must-win-battle-innovation/156282/
