Defense Acquisition Magazine January-February 2026

26 Improving Sustainment Outcomes Through Digital Product Support Shawn Harrison

42 The Merits of Fast

For many defense systems, a digital approach can deliver more effective and affordable sus - tainment outcomes for the Warfighter.

Payment on Contacts Jennifer Jones Though their visibility is low, fast pay- ments account for most of DoW money spent on purchases.

32 Lessons from a

Joint Exercise at the Point of Need

46 Digital Engineering Initiatives for the U.S. Army David J. Gorsich, Ph.D., and Jean M. Dasch, Ph.D.

Col. Jason L. Miles, USA; Col. Franklie J. Cruz, USA (Ret.); Maj. Chalonda J. Estelle, USA; Capt. Gary Broadwell, USN (Ret.); Kevin Gulick; and Daniel Weinstein A recent Joint Staff exercise highlights the critical need to integrate commercial product support, including early planning, risk-shar- ing frameworks, and protection for commer- cial assets.

The Army is working to transform docu- ment-intensive, stovepiped, nontransfer- able data into a new paradigm based on Digital Engineering.

36 Rethinking Sustainment and Resilience Metrics for the Modern Fight

31 MDAP Program ALSO IN THIS ISSUE Manager Changes

Dennis Rohler and Col. BJ Seong Lim, USAF The DoW proposes a new diagnostic metric defined by mean time beween maintenance, mean time to repair, and mean logistics delay.

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