Innovation Lab Turns Ideas Into Warfighter Solutions in Days, Not Months
December 15, 2025
December 15, 2025
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news:
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Innovation Lab Turns Ideas Into Warfighter Solutions in Days, Not Months
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Contractors quoted Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division mechanical engineer Vincent Malpaya $2,500 per unit to manufacture a switch matrix for rocket testing, and he needed 10 of them.
Instead of waiting months and paying tens of thousands of dollars, he built the part h . . .
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Innovation Lab Turns Ideas Into Warfighter Solutions in Days, Not Months
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Contractors quoted Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division mechanical engineer Vincent Malpaya $2,500 per unit to manufacture a switch matrix for rocket testing, and he needed 10 of them.
Instead of waiting months and paying tens of thousands of dollars, he built the part h . . .