The Department of Defense has a building alliance capability problem . Through the 2018 and 2022 National Defense Strategies, the Department of Defense has trumpeted its alliance system as a primary pillar of national security. Yet as of late 2024, the collective benefits of coproduction and co-development of the critical technologies that will decide or deter the next conflict have remained woefully untapped. The nature of this challenge is twofold. It involves a deeply entrenched and