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Rising Demand and Proliferating Supply of Military UAS
There has been a significant rise in the proliferation of military uninhabited aerial systems. This report reveals drivers and implications by examining the Nagorno-Karabakh war, the Russian war in Ukraine, and contracting and international trade data.
Report by Gregory Sanders , Rose Butchart , Astrid Price , Dan Steinberg , and Alexander Holderness — May 24, 2023

Six Questions Every DOD AI and Autonomy Program Manager Needs to Be Prepared to Answer
Report by Gregory C. Allen — May 15, 2023
Managing Risk and Technology Insertion in Crewed Tactical Jet Engines
Brief by Alexander Holderness , Gregory Sanders , and Nicholas Velazquez — April 18, 2023

Report Launch: Seven Critical Technologies for Winning the Next War
Transcript — April 18, 2023
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Report Launch: Seven Critical Technologies for Winning the Next War

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Rising Demand and Proliferating Supply of Military UAS
Report by Gregory Sanders , Rose Butchart , Astrid Price , Dan Steinberg , and Alexander Holderness — May 24, 2023
Six Questions Every DOD AI and Autonomy Program Manager Needs to Be Prepared to Answer
Report by Gregory C. Allen — May 15, 2023
A Contested Domain: From Space Theory to Practice
Event by Kari A. Bingen , Major General Shawn N. Bratton , Kaitlyn Johnson , Dr. Brian Weeden , Victoria Samson , and Makena Young — May 10, 2023
Pausing Proliferation: Facing China's Military Engine Development
Event by Cynthia Cook , Jeremiah Gertler , and Brig. Gen. David R. Stilwell (USAF, ret.) — April 18, 2023
Report Launch: Seven Critical Technologies for Winning the Next War
Event by Emily Harding , Geof Kahn , Schuyler Moore , Colleen Laughlin , and Chris Brose — April 18, 2023
Managing Risk and Technology Insertion in Crewed Tactical Jet Engines
Brief by Alexander Holderness , Gregory Sanders , and Nicholas Velazquez — April 18, 2023
Seven Critical Technologies for Winning the Next War
Report by Emily Harding and Harshana Ghoorhoo — April 18, 2023
Report Launch: Seven Critical Technologies for Winning the Next War
Transcript — April 18, 2023
Sanctions and Russia's Defense Industry
Event by Max Bergmann , Maria Snegovaya , Paul Schwartz , and Samuel Bendett — April 14, 2023
Space Threat Assessment 2023
Report by Kari A. Bingen , Kaitlyn Johnson , Makena Young , and John Raymond — April 14, 2023