Not all problems need new money we are problem-solvers, and we intend to self-solve.' 'We're not creating a new bureaucracy, and we will not be asking for new money in. 'Replicator is not a new program of record,' Hicks said. The replicator initiative will help overcome the production valley of death. 'But the one advantage that they can never blunt, steal, or copy - because it's embedded in our people - is American ingenuity: our ability to innovate, change the game and, in the military sphere, to imagine, create and master the future character of warfare.'

'The PRC has spent the last 20 years building a modern military carefully crafted to blunt the operational advantages we've enjoyed for decades,' she said. The urgency behind this comes from the competition with China. The department is also accelerating software acquisition and procurement of innovative technologies. This alone helps bridge the 'valley of death' between developing an idea and deploying a capability. DOD is also 'incentivizing more joint experimentation and concept development,' she added. This effort has taken some time as DOD examined the innovation ecosystem to eliminate roadblocks and smooth processes, Hicks said.

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