"Current policies have often focused on looking for problems after weapons are already developed, slowing down the process. Policy changes, the report concluded, would ultimately help the Department of Defense achieve the speed and modernization it is looking for. The Government Accountability Office said the Pentagon needed to get testers involved early on, conduct iterative testing to find problems quickly and results in gradual changes, use digital twins to mirror actual physical systems, and seek regular user feedback."
"Currently, GAO reporting indicates, the DoD implementation appears haphazard and sloppy. For example, the development of the Air Force's new pilot training aircraft, the T-7A Red Hawk, didn't include allowing testers to access test data in a timely manner, and the contract didn't require a complete digital system model of system. And upgrades for the F-22 Raptor haven't considered how user feedback could be incorporated into an iterative testing process."
The Pentagon prioritizes rapid weapon deployment but testing practices focus on finding problems after development, which slows delivery. The Government Accountability Office recommends involving testers early, using iterative testing to expose issues quickly and enable incremental improvements, employing digital twins to mirror physical systems, and soliciting regular user feedback. Corporate product-development principles apply to military acquisitions seeking speed and modernization. GAO found DoD implementation inconsistent, citing the Air Force T-7A Red Hawk program's lack of timely tester access and a complete digital system model, and F-22 upgrades' failure to incorporate user-driven iterative testing. The Army's MV-75 program also lacked iterative approaches.
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