Acquisition Reform

DefenseScoop reports the U.S. Army is running 'Accelerated Capability Events' (ACEs) through its G-TEAD organization to fast-track dual-use commercial technologies to tactical commanders.

Sponsored piece arguing for faster DoW-style acquisition reform and extending streamlined processes to all defense vendors, citing L3Harris Wraith Shield as an AI-enabled drone-defense example.

CACI wins up to $500M Pentagon contract for SkyValor counter-drone system under JIATF-401, using long-range non-kinetic jamming, with an IDIQ approach to enable rapid, layered UAS defense deployments including near the U.S.-Mexico border.