ACCELERATED ACQUISITION


RAPID ARRIVAL


Mobile Protected Firepower transitioned to a major capability acquisition program in June—crucial feedback from Soldier touch points allowed the program to enter production in under four years. (Photo courtesy of the Office of the Secretary of the Army)


DEMONSTRABLE SUCCESS But before discussing the future, we should look to the recent past for inspiration. Army acquisition led the federal government’s efforts to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Army contract- ing and acquisition professionals worked tirelessly throughout the pandemic to ensure vaccines, treatments and other supplies were rapidly available across America. Teir innovation and hard work saved millions of lives, both here and abroad. More recently,


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the conflict in Ukraine has highlighted the effectiveness of Army weapons such as Stingers and Javelin missiles, M142 High Mobil- ity Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), M777 howitzers, advanced 155 mm ammunition and guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems rockets, just to name a few.


remember that delivering capable equipment to the warfighter at speed is our No. 1 mission.


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Tose success stories in Ukraine didn’t just happen. Tey repre- sent the work of Army acquisition professionals over many years. Many of those who helped respond to the pandemic and develop the weapons being used in Ukraine are still part of our commu- nity. We should all be proud of their work and the results we are seeing here at home and on the battlefield. Tey show that Army acquisition can get the job done.


24 BY ’23 Building on this past success, we are now seeing encouraging results across the Army’s modernization efforts. By the end of the 2023 fiscal year, we anticipate having 24 new systems in the hands of Soldiers, including the Long Range Hypersonic Weapon, improved elements of the Integrated Tactical Network,


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