The 2026 National Defense Strategy prioritizes homeland defense, deterrence of China, alliance strengthening, and modernization of military capabilities through a strengthened military industrial base.
The strategy is organized around these four main lines of effort:
The Integrated Warfighter Ecosystem (IWE) was established in response to SecWar Memo:
Transforming the Defense Innovation Ecosystem to accelerate Warfighting Advantage.
Our goals and mission are directly aligned to this direction.
DoW’s Small Business Office is driving the Department’s innovation by leveraging small businesses like yours to deliver innovative technology to the warfighter, and growing the defense industrial base through commercialization.
Check out the Small Business Playbook
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