On August 11, Forward Defense senior fellow Steven Grundman was featured on Aviation Week’s Check 6 Podcast, where he argued the defense industry is at a turning point in terms of upcoming players. He also suggested that the space in which contracted companies operate is changing, with actors such as SpaceX and Amazon entering the field.
By the end of this decade, I think we’re going to see . . . a notably different structure of the defense industry.
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.
