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Inside the Army’s Secret Innovation Engine: How Soldiers Are Rewriting Procurement in Real Time
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- Fed Gov Today
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- May 29, 2026
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- 873
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Summary
The Army’s new Joint Innovation Outpost is changing how military capability gets from industry to the battlefield. Colonel Tom Monaghan explains how the JIOP embeds acquisition professionals directly with the 18th Airborne Corps to rapidly test, refine, and scale new technologies based on real-time soldier feedback. From anti-drone systems to modular drone transport cases designed by soldiers themselves, the initiative is streamlining the “last mile” of military innovation. Monaghan details h...