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Create a funded pathway from experimentation to operational scale

THE CHALLENGE

Eliminate the recurring prototype → demonstration → applause → abandonment cycle. Establish explicit transition mechanisms from experimentation into operational capability.

PROPOSED ACTION

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RESPONSIBLE STAKEHOLDERS

National ministries of defence — capability and acquisition leadership

TIMELINE

Apply to the next funding call or within 6 months; scale decision within 60 days of the trial

TARGET

All pilots have a transition plan and timely scale decision. At least 30% of pilots that meet their success threshold enter funded fielding within 12 months.