“Mission Engineering and Integration Activity [will] bring the best minds [from] government, industry and labs together early to experiment, integrate, iterate and prototype solutions, instead of watching good ideas die at the hands of a worthless process.”
— Secretary of War, November 7, 2025
Research institutions face the "valley of death" where only 1-10% of technology development projects successfully transition, with typical 2+ year gaps between R&D funding and program of record adoption, resulting in 61% of SBIR/STTR recipients generating more Phase I/II funding than Phase III contract revenue (negative ROI). Universities and research labs watch breakthrough technologies languish for years as subjective procurement processes struggle to evaluate novel capabilities against incumbent solutions, while "technology transition clearly is one of our biggest problems" remains an unsolved challenge across DoD. GRAIL Alliance transforms research breakthroughs into deployed capabilities by providing objective Cost-Efficient Lethality Scores that quantify value propositions with mathematical certainty—enabling researchers to demonstrate "Institution X's technology achieves 92% kill probability at 35% cost of incumbent System Y." The platform's 24-48 hour weapon system analysis compresses government evaluation timelines from 6-24 months to days, while transparent marketplace visibility provides real-time feedback on commercial viability and government interest. Research institutions gain direct pathways from lab to deployment in months rather than years.
Rapid Evaluation
Weapon system and component analysis measured in hours not days, compresses government decision-making on technology adoption from 6-24 months to days, accelerating transition timelines.
Objective Validation
Cost-Efficient Lethality Scores provide quantifiable justification for novel technologies with mathematical certainty, replacing subjective assessments that favor incumbent solutions and creating objective adoption rationales.
Market Visibility
Transparent marketplace provides real-time feedback on commercial viability, government interest, and competitive positioning—transforming research from isolation to integration with defense acquisition priorities and eliminating "valley of death."
