On April 14, Forward Defense senior fellow Steven Grundman published an op-ed in Aviation Week Network titled “The right defense budget debate is about strategy not inflation.” U.S. defense industrial base is more fit than fragile.” Grundman defends the newly released fiscal year 2023 defense budget from critics who argue that it is not high enough given inflation.
Large chunks of Pentagon costs are set in the near term by policy, not by the market.
Steve Grundman
Forward Defense leads the Atlantic Council’s US and global defense programming, developing actionable recommendations for the United States and its allies and partners to compete, innovate, and navigate the rapidly evolving character of warfare. Through its work on US defense policy and force design, the military applications of advanced technology, space security, strategic deterrence, and defense industrial revitalization, it informs the strategies, policies, and capabilities that the United States will need to deter, and, if necessary, prevail in major-power conflict.
