Bending the Defense Cost Curve

March 2025

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Bending the Defense Cost Curve

Past Event

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March 26, 2025

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt transits the Philippine Sea on April 5, 2024. (DVIDS)

March 2025

Past Event

Speakers:

David Chu

Adjunct Senior Fellow, Institute for Defense Analysis

The United States Department of Defense is unlikely to get the sustained funding required to achieve its desired scale and capabilities. Therefore, maintaining costs will be a central challenge for the department. Norm Augustine warned several decades ago about the punishing increases in platform costs, and operating costs have continued to climb. What capital and operational strategies should the department consider? To what extent should the DoD be concerned about deferred costs like veterans�� benefits? And how might the Pentagon address political and cultural obstacles to change?

March 2025

In-Person Event | ��

Fully Exploiting Autonomous Military Systems

Featured Speakers:

Wahid Nawabi

Lindsey Sheppard

Scott Gilloon

Matt Macnak

Kevin Chlan

Rob Morrissey

Dan Javorsek

Moderator:

Bryan Clark

March 2025

In-Person Event | ��

Fully Exploiting Autonomous Military Systems

Senior Fellow Bryan Clark will sit down for a fireside chat with AeroVironment Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer Wahid Nawabi about how the US military can realize these opportunities in autonomous systems.

Featured Speakers:

Wahid Nawabi

Lindsey Sheppard

Scott Gilloon

Matt Macnak

Kevin Chlan

Rob Morrissey

Dan Javorsek

Moderator:

Bryan Clark

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March 2025

Virtual Event | Online Only

‘The Perfect Allies��: Examining the U.S.-Baltic Relationship under the Trump Administration

Featured Speakers:

Amb. Kalev Stoicescu

Amb Eitvydas Bajarūnas

Olevs Nikers

Luke Coffey

March 2025

Virtual Event | Online Only

‘The Perfect Allies��: Examining the U.S.-Baltic Relationship under the Trump Administration

With global threats to freedom on the rise and America’s security commitments growing uncertain, join Luke Coffey and a panel of Baltic security experts for a discussion on the future of US-Baltic relations in the second Trump administration.

Featured Speakers:

Amb. Kalev Stoicescu

Amb Eitvydas Bajarūnas

Olevs Nikers

Luke Coffey

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March 2025

Past Event

Building a Sustainable and Successful Semiconductor Ecosystem under the Trump Administration

Featured Speakers:

Peter Cleveland

Jonathan Hoganson

Paul Treadgold

Patrick Wilson

Moderator:

Jason Hsu

March 2025

Past Event

Building a Sustainable and Successful Semiconductor Ecosystem under the Trump Administration

Senior Fellow Jason Hsu will moderate a discussion with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) Senior Vice President Peter Cleveland, ASML Head of US Government Affairs Jonathan Hoganson, Tokyo Electron Director of Government Affairs Paul Treadgold, and MediaTek Vice President of Government Relations Patrick Wilson.

Featured Speakers:

Peter Cleveland

Jonathan Hoganson

Paul Treadgold

Patrick Wilson

Moderator:

Jason Hsu

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March 2025

Past Event

The Future of Autonomous Undersea Warfare

Featured Speakers:

Vice Admiral Robert M. Gaucher

Duane Fotheringham

Matt Britton

Bryan Clark

March 2025

Past Event

The Future of Autonomous Undersea Warfare

Join ��’s Bryan Clark for a panel discussion on how crewed-uncrewed teaming and advanced electronic warfare integration are redefining undersea dominance. The conversation will explore the next generation of autonomous maritime defense, where stealth, surveillance, and strike capabilities promise to reach new heights.