A look back at innovation and tech adoption in Biden's DoD, the path ahead, and a jab at our friends

Defense and dual-use technologies

Good morning!

The transition of the administration is just around the corner. Numerous outgoing officials and numerous incoming nominees have joined together in a chorus acknowledging that China is the greatest geopolitical threat to the United States and to the world, today.

Now, before we go any further, we’d like to acknowledge the tremendous effort by numerous political appointees over the past few years in accelerating the readiness of our forces through innovation and technological adaptation / adoption. We’d like to just highlight a handful of those accomplishments:

• Creation of the CDAO in part to improve the coordination of JADC2 efforts

• Maturation of Projects Overmatch, Convergence, et al

• Advancement of hypersonics RDT&E and acquisitions

• Development of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture

• Replicator program

• The use of the Inflation Reduction Act, CHIPS Act, and Defense Production Act to improve the security of critical supply chains

• Collaborative combat aircraft

• Many othe…