Retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Gen. Sam Angelella, Vice President for military customer programs at GE Aviation, discusses how rapid acquisition and sustainment can increase readiness and decrease costs for the American warfighter.
The Enterprise Test Vehicles being evaluated by the Air Force and Defense Innovation Unit are chiefly aimed at exploring modular technologies and rapid manufacturing approaches, not necessarily producing a weapon, Pentagon officials said. But the door is open to such an outcome if the program shows marked success.