HONOLULU—Speed. Persistence. Capabilities “designed and built to enable operations inside the weapons engagement zone.” The commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet wants it all. And he wants it now.

“Let’s continue to strengthen our rapid acquisition strategy. Put our best technology in the hands of our service members as soon as possible, and continue to outpace the competition,” Adm. Stephen Koehler told an audience of defense industry representatives and troops at the AFCEA TechNet Indo-Pacific conference. “Let’s take a holistic, innovative approach that brings transformative, strategic gains to our force. That includes considering things we’re not doing that we should be doing. That includes ‘embracing the red,’ which is Navy-speak for embracing the problems, adjusting quickly, and running to

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