The US Military's Material Acquisition Process

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Two challenges that defense contractors face, in developing and providing innovative new technologies to the military, are long term sustainability in the face of rapid technological development and the U.S. military’s material acquisition process. A defense contractor’s inability to reconcile these two challenges could put the U.S. military at risk of being constantly behind the technological curve, thus weakening its ability to compete with other technologically advanced countries. Long term sustainment of new technology, especially in the face of rapid technological development, is a question defense contractors must answer prior to fielding. The Defense Acquisition Systems final phase, operation and support, “is considered to

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