On February 20, Forward Defense senior fellow Steven Grundman was quoted in Defense News discussing defense industry transformation goals. He states the industry is highly responsive to customer needs, noting that it consolidated in the 1990s to cut costs due to reduced military spending, which ultimately led to decreased competition and surge capacity.
The defense industry is hypersensitive to and responsive to its customers.
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.
