Description:
The technology valley of death sounds dramatic, because it is. In the life cycle of defense acquisition programs, it's the difficult divide between emerging technology and the transition into development and production or directly into the field. Why is this so important today? Because in an era of strategic competition, it’s never been more important for promising concepts to make their way into operational capability, with speed and security. This panel will discuss ways to get things across the valley, faster and more often.