Faces of the Force: Keep Pushing the Needle

Anand Bahadur believes each role and opportunity he’s been given has played a meaningful part in shaping his career. Anand Bahadur believes each role and opportunity he’s been given has played a meaningful part in shaping his career. Each step, whether big or small, has helped guide him toward where he is today. This appreciation for growth and purposeful decision-making is reflected in his leadership as an acting branch chief for Project Manager Close Combat Systems (PM CCS), under Portfolio Acquisition Executive for Agile Sustainment and Ammunition (PAE AS&A), where he oversees a cross-functional team managing acquisition projects relating to small Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (sUAS) munition payloads and Counter-sUAS interceptor munitions.

DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Advanced in program management, Practitioner in engineering and technical management EDUCATION: MBA in management, Fairleigh Dickinson University; B.Eng. in mechanical engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology AWARDS: U.S. Army Civilian Service Achievement Medal (2022); U.S. Army Civilian Service Achievement Medal (2021); U.S. Army Certificate of Achievement (2017) “As part of the acquisition workforce under the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition Logistics and Technology, our mission is to mature, test and field solutions to provide overmatch capabilities for the warfighter,” he said. “The Ukraine-Russia war and other world events have shown the significant importance of offensive and defensive drone capabilities, and I am fortunate to be leading