Military Technology

CSIS explores the nexus between defense technologies and emerging challenges to combat effectiveness in the twenty-first century, with analysis led by the Strategic Technologies Program.

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Photo: U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Cason

Photo: U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Cason

Burden Sharing via Modular Open Systems Approaches: A Collaborative Path to Affordable Mass

Boosting defense production and sharing collective defense burdens with allies have bipartisan support but are challenging to implement. A new Air Force program offers a collaborative path to achieving affordable mass via Modular Open Systems Approaches.

Commentary by Gregory Sanders and Audrey Aldisert — December 10, 2024

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Seth G. Jones
President, Defense and Security Department; Harold Brown Chair
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James Andrew Lewis
Senior Vice President; Pritzker Chair; and Director, Strategic Technologies Program
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Tom Karako
Director, Missile Defense Project and Senior Fellow, Defense and Security Department
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Benjamin Jensen
Senior Fellow, Futures Lab, Defense and Security Department
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Cynthia Cook
Director, Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group and Senior Fellow, Defense and Security Department