Pentagon Partners With In-Q-Tel On Rapid 'Technology Scouting' For Critical Priorities

The Pentagon has established a partnership with In-Q-Tel to support rapid technology scouting for critical defence and national-security priorities. The arrangement is intended to help the department identify and assess emerging commercial technologies and connect promising capabilities with government mission needs more quickly. The article describes a technology-scouting mechanism rather than a specific procurement programme or a fixed list of technologies to be acquired.