Thursday, January 11, 2024

1st nat'l defense industrial strategy

The Department of Defense released its inaugural National Defense Industrial Strategy (NDIS) on Jan. 11, which will guide its engagement, policy development, and investment in the industrial base over the next 3-to-5 years. 

Taking its lead from the National Defense Strategy (NDS), this new guidance will catalyze generational change from the existing defense industrial base to a more robust, resilient, and dynamic modernized defense industrial ecosystem. 

"The current and future strategic environment demands immediate, comprehensive, and decisive action to strengthen and modernize our defense industrial base ecosystem, so it delivers at speed and scale for our warfighters," Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks said. 

DoD's first-ever NDIS will "help ensure we build the modern defense industrial and innovation ecosystem that's required to defend America, our allies and partners, and our interests in the 21st century," she said. 

NDIS recognizes that "America's economic security and national security are mutually reinforcing," Dr. William A. LaPlante, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, added. 

It will identify risks to the industrial base and guide DoD solutions. (DoD 01/11/24) The full NDIS and a fact sheet are available at: https://www.businessdefense.gov/NDIS.html  


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