Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment William LaPlante.

Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Bill LaPlante; former Principal Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Advisor to the President Joel Bagnal.

Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment William LaPlante said “the proof will be in the pudding.”

The weapons are anticipated to provide military advantage in the next era of warfare, prompting a sharp focus and major investments from America, China, Russia and others…

The Defense Department announced several new applied research awards for work on navigation systems, scramjets, velocity and altitude controls, and capabilities for monitoring aeroshells.

After visiting the Air Force Research Lab, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks confirmed that she’s keen to help drive the modernization of R&D facilities.

Military technologies and strategic competition against China will be a primary focus for the deputy secretary of defense on her upcoming trip.

The program is about to move into what officials call “all-up-round testing.”

The chairman’s mark of the fiscal 2023 defense appropriations bill recommends spending about $1.8 billion on these efforts.

The SASC version of the 2023 defense policy bill includes proposals and would mandate funding to address the evolving challenge.