Requirements Process Ignores Production Readiness And Scale

The Pentagon’s acquisition process has long been criticized for ignoring industrial production capacity, prioritizing performance over manufacturability. A new requirements architecture aims to speed up the process, but it does not address the producibility issue. The department’s failure to consider whether the industrial base can actually build the systems it designs may lead to production crises and limit the ability to sustain military operations. According to Breaking Defense, this oversight could have significant strategic implications.