Department of War CTO
@DoWCTO • 76,716 subscribers
The official account for the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering ⚙️🇺🇸
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![Under Secretary Emil Michael (Under Secretary of War Emil Michael) on what the Department of War CTO is doing to help scale munitions for the Department of War 🇺🇸: "We signed deals with low-cost cruise missile providers, and the reason we chose cruise missiles is because they're relatively simple weapons. So, [these companies] are all building a less than $500k cruise missile. The equivalent cost of a cruise missile is $2 million, so it's a fourth of the cost, and it's designed for the manufacturing process, so their ability to scale is flexible."](https://image.24vids.com/tw-2066560684117180914/amplify_video_thumb/2066560628467056640/img/MvudCJUtT1T4pqWI.jpg)
Under Secretary Emil Michael (Under Secretary of War Emil Michael) on what the Department of War CTO is doing to help scale munitions for the Department of War 🇺🇸: "We signed deals with low-cost cruise missile providers, and the reason we chose cruise missiles is because they're relatively simple weapons. So, [these companies] are all building a less than $500k cruise missile. The equivalent cost of a cruise missile is $2 million, so it's a fourth of the cost, and it's designed for the manufacturing process, so their ability to scale is flexible."
Department of War CTO54,897 views • 5 days ago
Under Secretary Emil Michael (Under Secretary of War Emil Michael) on the Office of Strategic Capital's $500M conditional loan commitment with Phoenix Tailings: "It's the fifth critical minerals deal we've done in eight months. We've put $5 billion of low-cost loans to these companies, and that's generated $7 billion of private capital crowding around those companies. So, the country has invested $12 billion in the last eight months on reshoring our critical minerals capabilities."
Department of War CTO19,822 views • 3 days ago
The enemy will not win. They shouldn’t even think about trying. 🇺🇸
Department of War CTO480,851 views • 3 months ago
STRENGTHENING AMERICA’S LETHAL ARSENAL OF FREEDOM 🇺🇸 The Department of War 🇺🇸 is accelerating real‑world experimentation to ensure the United States maintains its military technology dominance. Through the Department of War CTO's Technology Readiness and Experimentation (T‑REX) initiative, the Department is building a rigorous body of evidence grounded in warfighter‑driven assessments of emerging tech. Delivering innovative solutions to the warfighter requires absolute clarity. We will continue to provide industry with a definitive, "fast yes" or "fast no" to keep progress moving. Technology Readiness and Experimentation (T-REX) Info:
Department of War CTO36,120 views • 15 days ago
Technology Readiness Experimentation (T-REX) 26-2 🦖has concluded. Executed in partnership with Rapid Assessment of Prototype Technology Readiness (RAPTR) Task Force and the Indiana National Guard, T-REX puts defense innovators to the test. Industry partners are given the chance to iterate fast, push their systems through real-world stress and receive hard data on whether their technology works and is ready to scale. Over 60 innovative technologies were evaluated at T-REX 26-2, which brought together more than 900 personnel, including representatives from 15 allied nations. T-REX delivers ground truth assessments backed by warfighter feedback, guiding critical decisions to strengthen America’s LETHAL ARSENAL OF FREEDOM.
Department of War CTO27,362 views • 23 days ago
Under Secretary Emil Michael (Under Secretary of War Emil Michael) on the surprising behavior from Anthropic during negotiations: “We were at the final stages—just a few words here and there—where we had agreed to what they wanted in substance. So it was very surprising... We negotiate with hundreds of technology companies, and this is the only one we’ve ever seen that behavior from.”
Department of War CTO102,634 views • 3 months ago
Last week Secretary of War Pete Hegseth visited DARPA alongside DARPA Director Stephen Winchell and Under Secretary for Research & Engineering Emil Michael. All three remotely piloted a Black Hawk and observed breakthrough projects that highlight American ingenuity.
Department of War CTO118,158 views • 7 months ago
Artificial Intelligence is America's Next Manifest Destiny 🇺🇸
Department of War CTO91,373 views • 6 months ago
Full remarks by Emil Michael, Department of War’s Chief Technology Officer; Gen. Mike Guetlein, Director of Golden Dome for America; and Maj. Gen. Mark Piper, Deputy Director of Operations at NORAD, at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek–Fort Story. THE GOLDEN DOME FOR AMERICA 🇺🇸
Department of War CTO26,766 views • 1 month ago
T‑REX puts American defense innovators to the test. Through rigorous, operationally realistic experimentation, T‑REX gives industry partners the chance to iterate fast, push their systems through real‑world stress and receive hard data on whether their technology works and is ready to scale. With 250+ emerging technologies assessed in just two years—from autonomous systems to resilient communications—T‑REX is turning experimentation into evidence. The Department of War CTO is helping to rebuild the ARSENAL OF FREEDOM for a more LETHAL fighting force. Registration for upcoming T‑REX events is found here:
Department of War CTO48,816 views • 4 months ago
Under Secretary Emil Michael (Under Secretary of War Emil Michael) on the Department of War 🇺🇸’s commitment to providing the most efficient AI capabilities to the warfighter: “For any AI system we might use, are we using it to protect our warfighters in the right way? Are we using it to give them the best tools to be efficient and lethal? Ultimately, at the end of the day, we follow the law—all laws—but we can’t let any one company stand between us and the warfighter. They don't make the rules. Congress makes the rules, President Donald J. Trump signs them, we execute them—and we do so safely."
Department of War CTO37,195 views • 3 months ago
.Under Secretary of War Emil Michael on embracing an innovation and acquisitions culture change in the Department of War 🇺🇸: "We are at the very beginning of a full transformation of the Department, and it's going to take years for us to push it all the way through culturally, but the will is there at the top. That's why we’ve created organizations like the Defense Innovation Unit, which has rapid contracting authority, and the Office of Strategic Capital, where we have completed three deals on critical minerals in the last 45 days to reduce our dependency on adversaries. We are moving out quickly on this—thankfully, due to leadership’s impetus—because we do need an arsenal of freedom.”
Department of War CTO53,535 views • 6 months ago
![Under Secretary Emil Michael (Under Secretary of War Emil Michael) on the role of SBIR/STTR in spurring defense innovation: "We have already made fundamental strides in changing the Defense Innovation Ecosystem, we've opened the aperture for tech startups, and we've met hundreds of companies... that innovation ecosystem starts with DARPA and SBIR/STTR, we have APFIT, the Office of Strategic Capital, [and] Defense Innovation Unit. We've put them all together to kill this Valley of Death concept."](https://image.24vids.com/tw-2049898761007026529/amplify_video_thumb/2049898703305977856/img/FKCQzo3XrGYwQHzb.jpg)
Under Secretary Emil Michael (Under Secretary of War Emil Michael) on the role of SBIR/STTR in spurring defense innovation: "We have already made fundamental strides in changing the Defense Innovation Ecosystem, we've opened the aperture for tech startups, and we've met hundreds of companies... that innovation ecosystem starts with DARPA and SBIR/STTR, we have APFIT, the Office of Strategic Capital, [and] Defense Innovation Unit. We've put them all together to kill this Valley of Death concept."
Department of War CTO14,155 views • 1 month ago