Adapting to Win: Using the Navy Rapid Capabilities Office to Pioneer a New Approach to Military Acquisition : Hudson Institute , December 17 , 2025
Adapting to Win: Using the Navy Rapid Capabilities Office to Pioneer a New Approach to Military Acquisition : Hudson Institute , December 17 , 2025
From the report: "The United States military has long relied on technical and industrial superiority to achieve advantage on the battlefield. During World War II, American mass production helped Allied forces overcome geography and a late start to defeat the Axis powers. During the early Cold War, US forces used their lead in nuclear weapons development and production to deter Soviet aggression. And after the Soviet Union reached nuclear parity, the Pentagon turned to stealth and precision-guided weapons to establish an edge over Warsaw Pact militaries.
US forces used information-age technologies to sustain their lead after the Cold War ended. Low-observable aircraft, computer networks, and guided munitions helped the United States and its North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies succeed during Operation Desert Storm in Iraq and Operation Allied Force in Kosovo. In this unipolar era, US military and civilian leaders believed they could deter future aggression as long as they fielded more advanced versions of these systems."
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