As then Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. James Mingus stated in July 2025, “the vast majority of the things that are going to kill our troopers in the future are going to come from the air.” That is true for Americans and Europeans. Echoing longstanding bipartisan concerns, Secretary Pete Hegseth has bemoaned the fact that Pentagon processes have “moved at the speed of paperwork, not war.” In a speech on November 7, he called to ensure “speed replaces process, money follows need, joint problems drive action, experimentation accelerates delivery and the services move faster and smarter.” The OTWG’s purpose is for Washington and Jerusalem to systematically share and identify common intelligence-informed military capability requirements; assess industry recommendations to meet those requirements; and create combined plans to research, develop, procure, and field weapon systems and military capabilities as quickly and economically as possible, according to reports from the Senate and House Armed Services committees.
Author: RealClearWire
Published at: 2026-02-22 20:57:40
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