Defense Industrial Base

The CSIS Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group studies the critical issues at the cross-section of the Department of Defense and its industrial base, focusing on defense acquisition trends, technological innovation, security cooperation, and ongoing reform efforts.

A Conversation with Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall on The Department of the Air Force in 2050

Secretary of the Air Force the Honorable Frank Kendall joined the CSIS Aerospace Security Project to discuss a vision of what the Department of the Air Force should look like in 2050 and the air and space capabilities the nation will need.

Transcript — January 13, 2025

Photo: U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Cason

Burden Sharing via Modular Open Systems Approaches: A Collaborative Path to Affordable Mass

Commentary by Gregory Sanders and Audrey Aldisert — December 10, 2024

Alternative Funding Mechanisms in Review

Report by Erin L. Murphy, Cynthia Cook, Emily Harding, Gregory Sanders, Nicholas Velazquez, Julia Dickson, and Maeve Sockwell — November 21, 2024

Building a Mutually Complementary Supply Chain between Japan and the United States

Report by Christopher B. Johnstone, Cynthia Cook, Audrey Aldisert, Leah Klaas, Christine Michienzi, Gregg Rubinstein, Gregory Sanders, and Nicholas Szechenyi — August 15, 2024

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Past Events

Meeting DoD’s Innovation Challenge: Adapting and Scaling Cutting-Edge Technology to Enhance Modernization

January 15, 2025 • 1:00 – 2:00 pm EST

Video On Demand

Hosted by Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group

A Conversation with Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall on The Department of the Air Force in 2050

January 13, 2025 • 9:30 – 10:15 am EST

Video On Demand

Hosted by Aerospace Security Project

Managing Risk While Achieving Innovation: Lessons from the Collaborative Combat Aircraft with Hon. Andrew P. Hunter

December 10, 2024 • 3:00 – 4:00 pm EST

Video On Demand

Hosted by Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group

Army UAS Roundtable featuring ASA(ALT) Hon. Douglas R. Bush and Commanding Gen. James E. Rainey, U.S. Army Futures Command

September 27, 2024 • 3:00 – 4:00 pm EDT

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Hosted by Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group

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Cynthia Cook

Director, Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group and Senior Fellow, Defense and Security Department

Gregory Sanders

Former Deputy Director, Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group and Senior Fellow, Defense and Security Department

Seth G. Jones

President, Defense and Security Department; Harold Brown Chair

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Meeting DoD’s Innovation Challenge: Adapting and Scaling Cutting-Edge Technology to Enhance Modernization

CSIS's DIIG will host Liz Young McNally, Deputy Director for Commercial Operations at DIU, Louis A. Koplin, PEO Digital at the Dept. of the Navy, and Justin Fanelli, CTO of the Dept. of the Navy, to discuss adapting and scaling commercial technology for the DoD.

Event — January 15, 2025

A Conversation with Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall on The Department of the Air Force in 2050

Please join the CSIS Aerospace Security Project for a conversation with SecAF Frank Kendall.

Event — January 13, 2025

Managing Risk While Achieving Innovation: Lessons from the Collaborative Combat Aircraft with Hon. Andrew P. Hunter

Join the CSIS Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group for a fireside chat on Air Force acquisition with Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology, and Logisitics, the Honorable Andrew P. Hunter.

Event — December 10, 2024

Army UAS Roundtable featuring ASA(ALT) Hon. Douglas R. Bush and Commanding Gen. James E. Rainey, U.S. Army Futures Command

CSIS’s Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group will host a discussion on Army Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) with Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology Hon. Douglas R. Bush and Commanding General James E. Rainey, U.S. Army Futures Command.

Event — September 27, 2024

CSIS-DAPA 2024: The Potential for Expanding Defense Cooperation within the ROK-U.S. Alliance

Join the CSIS Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group for CSIS-DAPA 2024: The Potential for Expanding Defense Cooperation within the ROK-U.S. Alliance which will feature keynotes from ROK DAPA Minister Seok, JongGun and U.S. ASA(ALT) Hon. Douglas R. Bush.

Event — June 27, 2024

Report Launch: Is NATO Ready for War?

Join the CSIS Europe, Russia, and Eurasia program and the Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group for the report launch of “Is NATO Ready for War? An Assessment of NATO Allies’ Efforts to Strengthen Defense and Deterrence since the Madrid Summit.”

Event — June 11, 2024

Modernizing Army Software Acquisition: Panel Discussion with DASA(SAR) Margaret Boatner and PEO IEW&S BG Ed Barker

CSIS’s Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group will host a live streamed discussion on modernizing Army software acquisition with DASA(SAR) Margaret Boatner and PEO IEW&S Brigadier General Ed Barker, moderated by Dr. Alexis Lasselle Ross, CSIS Senior Associate (Non-Resident).

Event — April 19, 2024