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November 2022
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Exploiting Commercial Innovation to Regain Military Advantage: A Conversation with Congressman Seth Moulton

Exploiting Commercial Innovation to Regain Military Advantage: A Conversation with Congressman Seth Moulton

Past Event
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November 22, 2022
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An F-35B Lightning II fighter jet taxis on the runway at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in New Orleans, Louisiana, on October 24, 2022. (US Marine Corps Photo By Elias E. Pimentel III)
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November 2022
Past Event
Speakers:
Representative Seth Moulton

Sixth Congressional District, Massachusetts

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Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

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Dan Patt

Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and China’s continued threats against Taiwan highlight the challenges the US military faces from increasingly capable and nuclear-armed opponents. Although Russia’s difficulty in subduing Ukraine suggests that US and NATO weapons in the hands of motivated soldiers can stop aggression, authoritarian powers like Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea are unlikely to give up their goals to overturn the rules-based international order. The Pentagon needs to regain its military-technical advantage against potential aggressors through more effective and realistic strategies and faster modernization, and by harnessing the fruits of commercial technological innovation.

Please join Hudson Senior Fellows Bryan Clark and Dan Patt for a conversation with Representative Seth Moulton regarding the challenges and opportunities facing the US Department of Defense.

 

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