Aerospace Security Project

Leading source of analysis and expertise on the policy and technology issues shaping the future of aerospace security

The Aerospace Security Project (ASP) is a trusted resource for policymakers, offering insightful thoughts and in-depth analyses on policy issues, operational concepts, technology trends, and economic drivers in the space and air domains. Our mission is to educate and inform policymakers and the public, conduct independent research and analysis, and convene experts with broad perspectives to advance creative and practical solutions that address the security challenges facing the United States and our allies and partners. ASP also fosters the next generation of scholars in national security space and air power policy through fellowship and internship opportunities.

Part of the Defense and Security Department at CSIS, ASP is led by Senior Fellow Kari A. Bingen and includes a distinguished group of expert affiliates spanning national security, civilian, commercial, and international aerospace issues.

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Leading source of analysis and expertise on the policy and technology issues shaping the future of aerospace security.

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Christina Nordby
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Recent Analysis

Assessing the State of the U.S. Space Industrial Base

Transcript — June 5, 2026

NASA Changes Course on Commercial Space Stations

Commentary by Clayton Swope — May 27, 2026

Photo: Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News/Getty Images

Playbook or Rental? U.S. Counter-Drone Defense and the 2026 World Cup

For the 2026 World Cup, the United States built its first nationwide drone defense in months. Whether the country keeps a counter-drone playbook it can carry forward, or returns a six-week rental once the stadiums empty, is the choice it faces the morning after the final.

Commentary by Alexei Hoffman — July 15, 2026