Thread by @_ainikki, DoD has a new #1 technology priority. https://www.airforcemag.com/microelectronics-bump-hypersonics-as-dods-top-tech-priority/ Here is its other [...]

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DoD has a new #1 technology priority.

https://www.airforcemag.com/microelectronics-bump-hypersonics-as-dods-top-tech-priority/

Microelectronics Bump Hypersonics as DOD's Top Tech Priority - Air Force Magazine

DOD has shifted its top priority from hypersonics to microelectronics, because the latter technology is part of almost all weapon systems, Mark Lewis said.

https://www.airforcemag.com/microelectronics-bump-hypersonics-as-dods-top-tech-priority/

Here is its other #1 priority. https://twitter.com/_ainikki/status/1225595910333358080

https://twitter.com/_ainikki/status/1225595910333358080

And here are its previous #1 priorities since April 2018. Happy two-year anniversary to the DoD tech priorities listicle series. https://twitter.com/_ainikki/status/1203858944978030593

https://twitter.com/_ainikki/status/1203858944978030593

But the United States cannot afford to spend billions of taxpayer dollars the way I treat a Target shopping run.

DoD needs a technology strategy. It needs a transparent process to set sustained spending priorities.

Recs from @paul_scharre and me: https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2020/04/pentagon-needs-technology-strategy/164764/?oref=d-skybox

The Defense Department Needs a Real Technology Strategy

To succeed in a long-term competition with China, the Department needs a transparent process to set spending priorities — not conflicting guidance and a shifting range of interests.

https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2020/04/pentagon-needs-technology-strategy/164764/?oref=d-skybox

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