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The Red Queen Problem – Innovation in the DoD and Intelligence Community

Steve Blank

We used these tools to keep pace with the Soviet threats and eventually used silicon, semiconductors and stealth to create an offset strategy to leapfrog their military. Army’s Rapid Equipping Force on the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan finding and deploying technology solutions against agile insurgents.

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Story Behind “The Secret History” Part III: The Most Important.

Steve Blank

Forty years before Agile Development methodologies became popular, ESL had analysts from its &# customer&# sitting side-by-side with ESL engineers designing new equipment together. Smart weapons, smart sensors, and stealth. F-117 Nighthawk - 1st Stealth Ground Attack Plane These changes in American defense policy spooked the Soviets.