A new digital engineering accelerator, the Ember Digital Engineering Accelerator by GDIT, aims to streamline the development of new weapons for the Defense Department and contractors by providing faster and more accurate modeling and simulation. This tool pulls together various data sources to enable next-generation digital engineering, condensing the time it takes to design something according to rigorous military specifications.
The Defense Department is already deploying this capability in the Space Force, Air Force, and Army, with Space Command using a similar tool from GDIT for collaboration. The new Defense Department mandate as of December requires managers to incorporate digital engineering into new acquisition programs, leading to potential competition from other solutions. GDIT’s tools use open standards, allowing flexibility for the Defense Department to switch tools without being locked into proprietary code.
The Defense Department is striving to design prototypes faster, such as with the Replicator program aimed at creating small drones rapidly. With adversaries like China and Russia constantly innovating, there is a need for regular re-design of defense systems to keep up with evolving threats.
