“Congress recognized that Ukraine implements military innovations faster than the US The head of the US National Defense Strategy Commission said that Ukraine implements military innovations faster than the US government. The commission calls for changes in the funding and priorities of defense projects.”, — write on: unn.ua
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Washington believes that the United States should begin a multi-year investment in its national security and industrial base. And also adjust your priorities and more effectively use funds for national security.
It is necessary to stimulate changes. Ukraine and Russia are innovating on the battlefield and it takes weeks, not years. I was in Kyiv last week, before that I was in April and saw this with my own eyes. If the Department of Defense cannot move with the same speed and scale, it will lose
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Special emphasis is placed on some practices of research and development of the procurement system. The Commission on National Defense Strategy emphasizes that they are already outdated for today’s strategic environment.
In particular, Jane Harman emphasized during the hearings that it is not possible to finance projects that have not demonstrated significant value.
We can’t continue to fund things that have demonstrated that they don’t have the same value as new software. We just have to ask what Ukraine can teach us. Ukraine can teach us this, in particular, because you can build a drone for $350. My comment on this is that you cannot buy a cup of coffee at the Pentagon for $350 and it is about our future
She also said that some of the Pentagon’s current programs, focused purely on equipment, should be replaced with others, with a greater involvement of modern technologies and software.
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Members of the US House of Representatives asked the speaker to include aid to Ukraine in the resolution on the powers of the president. They emphasized the importance of Ukraine’s support for US security.