ASPEN, Colo.—Drawing on lessons from the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, national security professionals at the Aspen Security Forum in Colorado are calling for the U.S. military and defense industry to embrace a more innovative model for adopting new weapons and technologies.
Joining a panel discussion at the forum on July 16, Chris Brose, president and chief strategy officer of Anduril—an arms manufacturer that specializes in autonomous systems—said the U.S. military and other allied nations should break their weapons acquisition strategies into two general acquisition channels: one for sophisticated and complex weapons systems like long-range bombers and nuclear submarines, and a second specifically for developing and mass producing low-cost systems.
