Defense Industry, Acquisition, and Innovation

The CSIS Missile Defense Project is pleased to rollout our new report, Mesh Sensing for Air and Missile Defense.

CSIS will welcome DASD for Materiel Readiness Mr. Patrick Kelleher and Maj. Gen. David Sanford, Director of Logistics Operations (J3) and Commander of Joint Regional Combat Support, DLA, for a livestream discussion on the deterrent advantage of logistics.

Please join the CSIS Missile Defense Project for a fireside chat with Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, on why protecting America's electromagnetic spectrum is critical to U.S. national security.

Join the Wadhwani AI Center for a discussion with Ryan Tseng, Co-Founder and President of Shield AI.

The 2025 Global Security Forum will convene leaders from the government, military, private sector, and think tank community to discuss industry, innovation, and military power and how we harness sources of American strength to address our Nation’s security challenges.

Please join the CSIS Defense and Security Department for a conversation on the diffusion of U.S. AI capabilities in both the civilian economy and national defense, U.S.-China competition with regards to the military adoption of AI, and the potential impacts of rulemaking over open-source AI.

LeadershIP and the CSIS Renewing American Innovation Program will host a virtual event to launch their latest report, "Protecting Intellectual Property for National Security: A Transition Report for the New Administration." 

Please join the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA) for a conversation with GEN James Rainey on Army modernization priorities.