Defense Acquisition Magazine September-October 2026

Defense Acquisition magazine Digital Acquisition: Special Issue Bimonthly magazine of Warfighting Acquisition University for senior military personnel, civilians, defense contractors, and defense industry professionals in program management and the acquisition, technology and logistics workforce. Defense Acquisition Magazine July-August 2026 Vol LV | No. 5 | Issue 312


Contents
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Editor's Note
6

Introducing This Issue
8

Digital Acquisition Leadership Unchained: The Problem and the Core Solution
12

The Missing Link: Acquisition Reference Architecture
18

Validating IPT Use of a Technical Management Stack for Engineering Work and Data
22

A WarU Workshop Bridges Digital Engineering and Acquisition
28

MDAP
33

A Test Case: Leveraging Copilot to Assist in Data Ingestion and Analysis (Caveat Emptor)
34

Securing AI-Enabled Systems Through Digital, Model-Based Systems, and Loss-Based Engineering
38

Leveraging AI to Fight Complexity and Unlock Digital Acquisition
44

Digital Acquisition: A Catalyst for Acquisition Transformation
50

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