PodcastAerospace & Defense TechnologyOctober 22, 2026
Why Autonomy is Not a Monolith for the Army
The Army is restructuring acquisition to force multi-vendor, open-architecture teaming rather than funding any single-vendor autonomy solution.
- Autonomy is not monolithic: Dr. Alexander Miller, Army CTO, says claims of having "solved the capital A autonomy problem" are "at best... willful deception" since no vendor can solve everything at once.
- Open architecture, no integration pay: Miller states open and modular architecture is "table stakes" and the Army "will not pay you to integrate," seeking vendors willing to team rather than go it alone.
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