24
September 2026
Past Event
Ending Self-Imposed Scarcity: Expanding Defense Production with New Technology and Techniques

Event will also air live on this page.


Inquiries: nhuergo@hudson.org.

Ending Self-Imposed Scarcity: Expanding Defense Production with New Technology and Techniques

Past Event
Hudson Institute
September 24, 2026
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US soldiers disassemble a Quantum Systems reconnaissance drone near Hohenfels, Germany, on August 26, 2026. (Getty Images)
24
September 2026
Past Event

Event will also air live on this page.


Inquiries: nhuergo@hudson.org.

Speakers:
Frankston
Jeff Frankston

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for industrial Base Resilience, US Department of War

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Andy Magliochetti

Deputy Assistant for the Defense Industrial Base, US Department of the Navy

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Rolf Ziesing

Vice President of Maritime Programs, General Atomics

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Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Jai Malik
Jai Malik

CEO, Amca

The Department of War is pushing the most ambitious modernization agenda since the Cold War. Facing threats from Iran to China, the Pentagon is increasing its budgets and changing how it buys and builds to deepen the US military’s weapons and autonomous systems.

The United States defense industry has struggled to transition from producing small numbers of exquisite manned systems to delivering adaptable munitions and autonomous systems at scale. But innovations in commercial manufacturing and new technologies can enable the DoW to ramp up production and tap available capacity outside the traditional defense industrial base.

Join Hudson Institute for a discussion of how the DoW and industry are changing defense manufacturing for twenty-first century deterrence and combat.
 

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