VC‑Style Procurement for Defense

Government should adopt venture‑capital‑style incentives and risk‑allocation when buying critical military technologies so private firms can iterate and field capabilities rapidly. Instead of treating the Defense Department as a single, slow buyer with exhaustive specs, procurement would prioritize fast fielding, modular contracts, and shared risk to mobilize industrial capacity. — If adopted, this reframes industrial policy and national security budgeting around speed, market signals, and private capability, changing who wins contracts and how the U.S. prepares for high‑intensity conflicts.