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.

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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

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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

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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

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

January 15, 2025 • 1:00 – 2:00 pm EST

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Hosted by Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group

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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

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Hosted by Aerospace Security Project

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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

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Hosted by Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group

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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

Cynthia Cook

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

Gregory Sanders

Gregory Sanders

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

Seth G. Jones

Seth G. Jones

President, Defense and Security Department; Harold Brown Chair

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The Truth of the Matter

Military Aid to Ukraine

CSIS’s Dr. Cynthia Cook joins the podcast to discuss President Biden’s $33 billion proposed military aid package to Ukraine

Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz and Cynthia Cook — April 29, 2022

CSIS the truth of the matter