READY TO LAUNCH
The Uncrewed Aircraft Systems Project Management Office, in collaboration with the U.S. Special Operations Command, executed a successful flight demonstration involving the first launch of the Air-Launched, Tube-Integrated Unmanned System (Altius) 700 air vehicle on Dec. 3, 2023, at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. (Photo by Daniel Henke, U.S. Army)
RESPONSIBLE SPEED B
by Lt. Col. James Lawson, Maj. Lacey Losole and James Smith
uilding or buying something quickly is easy; however, building or buying something quickly that will reliably and effectively perform for warfighters in life-or-death situations is a challenge worthy of the best and bright-
est minds in the DOD. In July 2024, the Army designated the Long-Range Precision Munition (LRPM) for development under a Middle Tier of Acquisition (MTA) pathway to rapidly proto- type and evaluate a critical capability. LRPM is one of many Army efforts to swiftly address emerging threats and capability gaps, leveraging streamlined MTA authorities to accelerate time- lines. However, to ensure LRPM is developed with responsible speed, the Army is taking a deliberate approach to tailor in the work necessary to balance rapid development with safety, suit- ability, effectivity and long-term supportability.
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WHY MTA? In the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92, 425 Section 804), Congress granted DOD transformative new authorities for the “Rapid Prototyping and Rapid Fielding” of warfighting equipment under a new MTA framework. Tese authorities provide a radically streamlined alternative from the traditional Major Capability Acquisition (MCA) framework, with the spirit and intent of enabling accel- erated development and delivery of critical capability to the warfighter.
Te Army is continuously refining its MTA guiding policies, based on gained experience, to better align with its goal of foster- ing an innovative and streamlined acquisition framework. Tese
Army AL&T Magazine Spring 2025
Maintaining standards at the speed of relevance.
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