As we set out to build an insurmountable S&T lead over ambitious competitors, the DoD will lean on the core principles outlined in the National Defense Science and Technology Strategy and three lines-of-efforts as the cornerstones of our work. The LOEs – a focus on the joint mission, creating and fielding capabilities at speed and scale, and ensuring the foundations for research and development – will guide the capabilities we explore, our strategic investments, and our science and technology research priorities.
A Focus on the Joint Mission
The National Defense Strategy emphasizes that future military operations must be joint, and directs us to deliver appropriate, asymmetrical capabilities to the Joint Force. Recognizing that we operate in a resource-constrained environment, the DoD will take a rigorous, analytical approach to our investments, and avoid getting mired in wasteful technology races with our competitors. Consistent joint experimentation will accelerate our capacity to convert the joint warfighting concept to capabilities.
Create and Field Capabilities at Speed and Scale
Technological innovations and cutting-edge capabilities are useless to the Joint Force when they languish in research labs. We cannot let the perfect be the enemy of the good, and we cannot let outdated processes prevent collaboration. To succeed, the DoD will need to pursue new and novel ways to bridge the valleys of death in defense innovation. We will foster a more vibrant defense innovation ecosystem, strengthening collaboration and communication with allies and non-traditional partners in industry and academia. We will operate with a sense of urgency and pursue the continuous transition of capabilities to our warfighters.
Ensuring the Foundations for Research and Development
To thrive in the era of competition, we must provide those at the forefront of S&T world-class with tools and facilities, and create an environment in which the DoD is the first choice for the world’s brightest scientific minds. By enhancing our physical and digital infrastructure, creating robust professional development programs for the workforce of today, while investing in pipelines for the workforce of tomorrow, we will ensure America is ready for the challenges of decades to come.
Article link: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/three-national-defense-science-technology-strategy-lines-of-effort
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