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24
July 2024
Past Event
The Future of Army Space and Missile Defense with Lieutenant General Sean A. Gainey
Featured Speakers:
Timothy A. Walton
Lieutenant General Sean A. Gainey
The Army test fires a Patriot missile in Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, on March 27, 2019. (Photo via DVIDS)
24
July 2024
Past Event
The Future of Army Space and Missile Defense with Lieutenant General Sean A. Gainey

Please join US Army SMDC commander Lieutenant General Sean A. Gainey and Hudson Senior Fellow Timothy A. Walton for a discussion with participants on what role Army forces should play in space operations.

The Army test fires a Patriot missile in Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, on March 27, 2019. (Photo via DVIDS)
Featured Speakers:
Timothy A. Walton
Lieutenant General Sean A. Gainey
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17
June 2024
Past Event
Deterring China through Nonmilitary Costs
Featured Speakers:
John Lee
Thomas J. Duesterberg
Bryan Clark
Moderator:
Aaron MacLean
Members of the Peoples Liberation Army flag honor guard march in Tiananmen Square on March 11, 2024, in Beijing, China. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)
17
June 2024
Past Event
Deterring China through Nonmilitary Costs

Join Hudson Senior Fellows Aaron MacLean, Tom Duesterberg, Bryan Clark, and John Lee as they discuss Dr. Lee’s latest report, cowritten with Lavina Lee.

Members of the Peoples Liberation Army flag honor guard march in Tiananmen Square on March 11, 2024, in Beijing, China. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
John Lee
Thomas J. Duesterberg
Bryan Clark
Moderator:
Aaron MacLean
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12
June 2024
Past Event
The New Iron Triangle: Achieving Adaptability and Scale in Defense Acquisition
Featured Speakers:
Rob Wittman
Aditi Kumar
Lt. Gen. Robert M. Collins
Mitch Skiles
Andy Green
Joe Laurenti
Michael Brasseur
Michael Hiatt
Josh Martin
Moderators:
Nadia Schadlow
Bryan Clark
Dan Patt
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Andrew Hill, a motor transport operator assigned to Combat logistics Battalion 6, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, fastens the propeller arms on a Tactical Resupply Vehicle 150 (TRV) unmanned aircraft system during test flight operations in Setermoen, Norway, Feb. 6, 2024.  (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christian Salazar)
12
June 2024
Past Event
The New Iron Triangle: Achieving Adaptability and Scale in Defense Acquisition

Join Hudson for a three-part event discussing the challenges and opportunities facing Western militaries and defense industries as they attempt to achieve relevant capability at scale.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Andrew Hill, a motor transport operator assigned to Combat logistics Battalion 6, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, fastens the propeller arms on a Tactical Resupply Vehicle 150 (TRV) unmanned aircraft system during test flight operations in Setermoen, Norway, Feb. 6, 2024.  (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christian Salazar)
Featured Speakers:
Rob Wittman
Aditi Kumar
Lt. Gen. Robert M. Collins
Mitch Skiles
Andy Green
Joe Laurenti
Michael Brasseur
Michael Hiatt
Josh Martin
Moderators:
Nadia Schadlow
Bryan Clark
Dan Patt
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16
May 2024
Past Event
AUKUS Challenges and Opportunities: How AUKUS Pillar Two Could Help Deter Chinese Aggression
Featured Speakers:
Bryan Clark
Dr. Chris Bassler
Marcus Hellyer
AUKUS Challenges and Opportunities: How AUKUS Pillar Two Could Help Deter Chinese Aggression
16
May 2024
Past Event
AUKUS Challenges and Opportunities: How AUKUS Pillar Two Could Help Deter Chinese Aggression

Join Senior Fellow Bryan Clark for a discussion about AUKUS Pillar Two and the opportunities it holds for sustainable allied force design and deterrence.

AUKUS Challenges and Opportunities: How AUKUS Pillar Two Could Help Deter Chinese Aggression
Featured Speakers:
Bryan Clark
Dr. Chris Bassler
Marcus Hellyer
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15
May 2024
Past Event
Flipping the Cube: Transforming the Defense Budget Structure
Featured Speakers:
Jamie Morin
David Norquist
Dan Patt
A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II assigned to the F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team performs a practice airshow performance at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Jan. 11, 2023. The F-35 Demo Team performs rehearsal flights regularly to maintain flying certifications and to uphold and maintain their mission and Air Force recruiting standards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kaitlyn Ergish)
15
May 2024
Past Event
Flipping the Cube: Transforming the Defense Budget Structure

Join Hudson Senior Fellows Bryan Clark and Dan Patt for a discussion on restructuring the defense budget with two commissioners who shaped PPBE reform proposal.

A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II assigned to the F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team performs a practice airshow performance at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Jan. 11, 2023. The F-35 Demo Team performs rehearsal flights regularly to maintain flying certifications and to uphold and maintain their mission and Air Force recruiting standards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kaitlyn Ergish)
Featured Speakers:
Jamie Morin
David Norquist
Dan Patt
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09
April 2024
Past Event
Restoring America’s Commercial Maritime Industrial Base
Featured Speakers:
Joe Courtney
Michael Roberts
(Courtesy of Crowley Maritime)
09
April 2024
Past Event
Restoring America’s Commercial Maritime Industrial Base

Join Michael Roberts and Representative Joe Courtney (D-CT) for a discussion on America’s critical shipping and shipbuilding industries.

(Courtesy of Crowley Maritime)
Featured Speakers:
Joe Courtney
Michael Roberts
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26
March 2024
Past Event
Integrating Uncrewed Systems to Hedge against Aggression
Featured Speakers:
David Alexander
Bryan Clark
Dan Patt
A US Marine Corps MQ-9A taxis the flight line on Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, on June 20, 2023. (US Marine Corps photo)
26
March 2024
Past Event
Integrating Uncrewed Systems to Hedge against Aggression

Join Hudson Institute Senior Fellows Bryan Clark and Dan Patt for a discussion with David Alexander, president of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems.

A US Marine Corps MQ-9A taxis the flight line on Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, on June 20, 2023. (US Marine Corps photo)
Featured Speakers:
David Alexander
Bryan Clark
Dan Patt
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01
February 2024
Past Event
Raising AUKUS Pillar Two: Integrating Autonomous Systems into the ADF
Featured Speakers:
Professor Emily Hilder
Brigadier James Davis
Captain Adam Allicia
Air Commodore Ross Bender
Dan Patt
Bryan Clark
A MARTAC MANTAS T12 uncrewed surface vessel during a speed and handling demonstration during Exercise Autonomous Warrior 2022 in the waters of Jervis Bay Territory. (Australian Government Department of Defence)
01
February 2024
Past Event
Raising AUKUS Pillar Two: Integrating Autonomous Systems into the ADF
A MARTAC MANTAS T12 uncrewed surface vessel during a speed and handling demonstration during Exercise Autonomous Warrior 2022 in the waters of Jervis Bay Territory. (Australian Government Department of Defence)
Featured Speakers:
Professor Emily Hilder
Brigadier James Davis
Captain Adam Allicia
Air Commodore Ross Bender
Dan Patt
Bryan Clark
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25
January 2024
Past Event
Defense Disruptors: A Conversation with General Christopher Mahoney
Featured Speakers:
General Christopher Mahoney
Bryan Clark
Dan Patt
(Defense Disruptors logo)
25
January 2024
Past Event
Defense Disruptors: A Conversation with General Christopher Mahoney
(Defense Disruptors logo)
Featured Speakers:
General Christopher Mahoney
Bryan Clark
Dan Patt
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24
January 2024
Past Event
Solving Operational Problems with Today’s Technology: Launching the Apex Conference Series
Featured Speakers:
Aditi Kumar
Margaret Palmieri
Shyam Sankar
Colin Carroll
Jimmy Jones
Wes Naylor
Sally de Swart
Bryan Clark
Vago Muradian
A U.S. Marine assigned to the Battalion Landing Team 1/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (26MEU(SOC)), pilots a Skydio Unmanned Aerial System during an amphibious landing for Northern Coast 2023 (NOCO 23) in Ventspils, Latvia, Sept. 12, 2023. NOCO 23 is a German-led multinational exercise that strengthens military and maritime combat readiness through realistic training in order to sharpen interoperability with our Allies and partners. The San Antonio-class amphibious ship USS M
24
January 2024
Past Event
Solving Operational Problems with Today’s Technology: Launching the Apex Conference Series
A U.S. Marine assigned to the Battalion Landing Team 1/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (26MEU(SOC)), pilots a Skydio Unmanned Aerial System during an amphibious landing for Northern Coast 2023 (NOCO 23) in Ventspils, Latvia, Sept. 12, 2023. NOCO 23 is a German-led multinational exercise that strengthens military and maritime combat readiness through realistic training in order to sharpen interoperability with our Allies and partners. The San Antonio-class amphibious ship USS M
Featured Speakers:
Aditi Kumar
Margaret Palmieri
Shyam Sankar
Colin Carroll
Jimmy Jones
Wes Naylor
Sally de Swart
Bryan Clark
Vago Muradian
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19
December 2023
Past Event
The Rise of Russia-Iran Partnership
Featured Speakers:
Michael Doran
Bryan Clark
Can Kasapoğlu
Iranian and Russian navies attend a joint military exercise in the Arabian Sea and north of the Indian Ocean on February 17, 2021. (Iranian Army/Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
19
December 2023
Past Event
The Rise of Russia-Iran Partnership
Iranian and Russian navies attend a joint military exercise in the Arabian Sea and north of the Indian Ocean on February 17, 2021. (Iranian Army/Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Michael Doran
Bryan Clark
Can Kasapoğlu
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04
October 2023
Past Event
Integrating a Force for Twenty-First-Century Deterrence and Warfighting
Featured Speakers:
Bryan Clark
Jim Taiclet
(Lockheed Martin)
04
October 2023
Past Event
Integrating a Force for Twenty-First-Century Deterrence and Warfighting

Join Hudson’s Bryan Clark and Lockheed Martin’s Jim Taiclet for a conversation about how the Pentagon and its suppliers can ensure US forces can continue to dissuade aggression.

(Lockheed Martin)
Featured Speakers:
Bryan Clark
Jim Taiclet
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