26-09-2025 14:00 via defenseone.com

How Trump can make defense reform stick

The U.S. Department of Defense should have one key priority: getting weapons to warfighters fast and staying ahead of adversaries, especially China. Call the Pentagon whatever you like; our troops will call it late if the gear shows up after the conflict. What matters is collapsing the time it takes to field new capabilities, not rebranding the letterhead.President Trump has already shown a willingness to confront the Pentagon’s bureaucracy. His team deserves credit for pushing real acquis
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