Defense Industrial Base

The CSIS Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group studies the critical issues at the cross-section of the Department of Defense and its industrial base, focusing on defense acquisition trends, technological innovation, security cooperation, and ongoing reform efforts.

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What Can Trump’s Budget Buy the Navy? Exploring Options and Trade-Offs

If defense spending reaches historic highs, how should the Navy invest its new funding? This report explores competing priorities, from ships and munitions to readiness and deterrence, and the trade-offs shaping the future of U.S. seapower.

Report by Benjamin Jensen, Mackenzie Eaglen, and Henry H. Carroll — March 19, 2026

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Betting on America

The Imperative of Renewal featuring Senator David McCormick

Senator David McCormick (R-PA) joins Navin Girishankar on Betting on America to discuss the urgency of economic renewal in the face of myriad challenges to national power.

Podcast Episode by Navin Girishankar — March 25, 2026

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What is the "Right to Repair?" | All About the Base

All About the Base host and CIB Director Dr. Jerry McGinn talks with Dr. Alexis Lasselle Ross, President of Apex Defense Strategies, on the debates concerning the "Right to Repair" and the competing priorities of innovation, cost mitigation, and sustainment.

Event — March 23, 2026

What Can Trump’s Budget Buy the Navy? Exploring Options and Trade-Offs

If defense spending reaches historic highs, how should the Navy invest its new funding? This report explores competing priorities, from ships and munitions to readiness and deterrence, and the trade-offs shaping the future of U.S. seapower.

Report by Benjamin Jensen, Mackenzie Eaglen, and Henry H. Carroll — March 19, 2026

Energy Infrastructure and the Defense Industrial Base

This paper recommends extending defense-critical electric infrastructure designations to industrial nodes, creating dedicated permitting and finance pathways to facilitate energy production, and integrating energy resilience into supply chain risk assessments.

Brief by Joseph Majkut, Alexander Palmer, and Raj Sawhney — March 17, 2026

Is the U.S. Running Out of Munitions? | All About the Base

All About the Base host and Center for the Industrial Base Director Jerry McGinn speaks with Tom Karako, Director of the Missile Defense Project, on the state of U.S. munitions stockpiles in light of the strikes against Iran and the need for magazine "breadth" and not simply depth.

Event — March 10, 2026