Defense Industry

Coming to America: Global Suppliers for Defense and Security

Please join the Atlantic Council on June 24 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. for a special event in its Captains of Industry Series on Wednesday, when a panel of four chief executives will convene to discuss how foreign-owned companies address the opportunities and challenges of their participation in the business of defense and security in […]

Hasik on Oshkosh’s Military Contract

By James Hasik

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinal quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow James Hasik on Oshkosh Corp landing a military contract, worth up to $780 million, that will support hundreds of jobs:

Bug Hunt or Stand-up Fight?

By James Hasik

Textron’s Scorpion wins on the economics. The politics need some attention. Instead of attending the Paris Air Show this week, I found myself sitting on the couch the other night, watching Iron Man 2 with the kids. As Justin Hammer introduced his squadrons of nearly-identical killer robots (er, drones) for “the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines”, I […]

Defense-Industrial Policy Series: Modernizing Army Acquisition

By Brent Scowcroft Center

Please join the Atlantic Council on June 10, 2015 form 10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. for a conversation with The Hon. Heidi Shyu, Assistant Secretary of Army, Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology, US Department of Defense.

Pavel and Healey: Cyber Command as a 5-Year-Old

By Jason Healey, Barry Pavel

Vice President and Brent Scowcroft Center Director Barry Pavel and Cyber Statecraft Initiative Nonresident Senior Fellow Jason Healey write for Defense News on Cyber Command’s growing pains: 

Hasik on Bradley Replacement

By James Hasik

Defense News quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow James Hasik on the two design contracts awarded by the US Army for the Future Fighting Vehicle, which could yield a Bradley replacement or technology spinouts to upgrade the Bradley: 

Rakisits on Pakistan’s Defense Budget

By Claude Rakisits

Defense News quotes South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Claude Rakisits on Pakistan’s double digit defense budget increase:

Big Time for Small Arms

By Alex Ward

Business is booming, but think twice before sending more guns. A quick look around the world reminds you that small arms are the tools of choice for those wishing to propagate violence. Indeed, from France’s war in Mali to the conflict in Ukraine to the Islamic State’s reign of terror to Libya’s disintegration, small arms are […]

UCAS-D versus UCLASS? No.

By James Hasik

Testing today’s drones should not be curtailed just for “fairness” in procurement. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus really likes drones. He now has a whole deputy assistant secretariat for them. In contrast to the US Air Force, his people aren’t yet burned out from operating them around the clock for over a decade. This April Fool’s Day even brought the […]