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Accelerating
the Adoption of
Emerging Capabilities
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November 2024
First published in 2024 by NDIA’s affiliate, the Emerging Technologies Institute. 2101 Wilson Blvd, Suite 700, Arlington, VA 22201, United States of America. (703) 522-1820 © 2024 by the National Defense Industrial Association. All rights reserved. This report is made possible by general support to NDIA and the Emerging Technologies Institute. No direct sponsorship contributed to this report. This report is produced by NDIA, a non-partisan, non-profit, educational association that has been designated by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and was founded to educate its constituencies on all aspects of national security. Its research is nonpartisan.
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Table of Contents
Executive Summary ...................................................................................4
Key Recommendations
Introduction ..........................................................................................6 Methodology ..........................................................................................7
Background: Current Acquisition Process
Case Studies .........................................................................................11
Overview
Case Study #1 Case Study #2 Case Study #3 Discussion ...........................................................................................18