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Army Releases New Digital Engineering Policy Directive

Army Releases New Digital Engineering Policy Directive
The Honorable Gabe Camarillo , Undersecretary of the Army, receives an orientation to the Transport Erector Launcher of the Long Range Hypersonic Weapon by members of the U.S. Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office and Lockheed Martin during a visit to Huntsville, Alabama on April 1, 2022. (Photo: William King, U.S. Army Materiel Command)

The Army on Tuesday signed out a new digital engineering (DE) directive intended to enable broader adoption of such practices across the services, starting with an initial focus on ground vehicles, aviation platforms and sensors. Army Secretary Christine Wormuth told lawmakers on Tuesday the new policy aims to bolster the use of modeling and simulation in design work, citing it is an opportunity to build on new development practices that are more efficient and less costly. “We are excited about…

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