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Re:Army delays $22B augmented reality goggle program by trident5000 on Friday October 15, 2021 @01:14PM (#28880211)
I dont think the list of contractors the Army considers is very deep; its not competitive in a true sense. That may be part of the problem.
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Re:Army delays $22B augmented reality goggle program by ahepp on Friday October 15, 2021 @02:58PM (#28881635)
I think a lot of what stifles competition is the military itself. They aren't a good customer. They have lots of broken legacy systems. There are serious reputational risks.

I don't really mean to suggest 22b is too low a cash prize, but I imagine it takes a lot to overcome the barriers that have been wilfully erected. Much less the ones discreetly erected by incumbent military contractors.

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