SECURITYTHE CIPHER BRIEF
The Pentagon Built a Faster Engine, Nobody Built the Steering
The Pentagon implemented acquisition reforms to accelerate military innovation but failed to address critical phases like threat detection and solution assessment. The counter-drone fight highlights the gap, as proven technologies remain slow to adopt, mirroring past failures in counter-IED campaigns.
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