The acting US Army secretary described new procurement/fielding mechanisms: a Pentagon small-drones online marketplace accessible by soldiers with reviews, an online range-test reservation system cutting timelines from ~18 months to ~30 days, and a hard requirement for open-architecture systems ('right to repair'). He also highlighted sprinting to field low-cost open-architecture interceptors for missiles and drones, signaling a shift toward faster, more modular acquisition intended to improve battlefield adaptability and sustainment.
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US Army pushes open-architecture 'right to repair' and drone marketplace procurement
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- Defense News · https://www.defensenews.com/pentagon/2026/10/12/weve-drowned-ourselves-in-buzzwords-acting-us-army-secretary-gives-sermon-like-first-speech/‘We’ve drowned ourselves in buzzwords’: Acting US Army secretary gives sermon-like first speech