# How the Pentagon wants to buy cyber outcomes, not equipment

- Source: Breaking Defense
- Published: 2026-10-27T14:00:00+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://breakingdefense.com/2026/10/how-the-pentagon-wants-to-buy-cyber-outcomes-not-equipment/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/how-the-pentagon-wants-to-buy-cyber-outcomes-not-equipment-72ade7/

The Pentagon has been exploring a new paradigm dubbed Cyber Effects-as-a-Service, aiming to purchase specific outcomes as opposed to bespoke capabilities.

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