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Air Force Officials Say They’re Poised to Solve the Longstanding ‘Valley of Death’

Aug. 28, 2025 | By Shaun Waterman
The Air Force is finally poised to deal with the “Valley of Death” problem—the gulf between the invention of an innovative new technology and its deployment at scale to warfighters— leaders of the department’s science and technology enterprise told defense industry executives Aug 27. 

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