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ORLANDO — The Pentagon is taking decisive action to eliminate unnecessary bureaucratic oversight in its modeling, simulation, and training portfolios, prioritizing speed and flexibility in delivering capabilities to warfighters. Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Michael Duffey announced the strategic shift during a panel discussion at the 2025 Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) here today. “Our acquisition strategy has several initiatives focused on testing and modeling, recognizing the need for modernized testing infrastructure, reducing bloated oversight and increasing the number of actual testers and test capacity,” Duffey stated. The move directly supports Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s recent acquisition overhaul, which emphasizes reducing bureaucratic impediments to enable faster fielding of capabilities.
WASHINGTON — As unmanned aerial threats proliferate across NATO’s Eastern frontier, the US Army is fundamentally reimagining how military organizations develop and deploy counter-drone capabilities. During Project Flytrap 4. The exercise represents far more than a traditional acquisition competition. According to Brigadier General Curtis King, chief of the 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, the effort directly supports “strengthening NATO’s Eastern point deterrence line against drone threats, specifically against what we’ve called one-way attack drones.”
The U.S. Navy is opening doors to industry this December with a strategic industry day focused on its newly restructured acquisition approach. The RCO, established by Navy Secretary John Phelan in August, represents a significant reorganization of the service’s rapid acquisition efforts. Rather than maintaining multiple specialized offices, the Navy consolidated these capabilities under a single, accountable organization led by Vice Admiral Seiko Okano, the Navy’s top uniformed acquisition official. This streamlined structure aims to accelerate the assessment, execution, fielding, and transition of urgent maritime solutions within a compressed three-year timeframe.