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June 12, 2026
The reliance on missiles as weapons of choice, aggravated by the expenditure of key munitions in Operation Epic Fury, has created an urgent need to accelerate and scale the production of both offensive and defensive missiles. Using the industrial base for solid rocket motors (SRMs) and their subcomponents as a case study, the report identifies the key challenges and opportunities for scaling air and missile defense (AMD) interceptor supply chains.
June 12, 2026
On June 12, 2026, the CSIS Missile Defense Project is pleased to roll out its new report, Solid Rocket Motors for Missile Defense: Challenges and Opportunities for Expanding the Industrial Base.
May 26, 2026
On May 26, 2026, the CSIS Defense and Security Department hosted a conversation on space warfare.
May 22, 2026
To contend with today’s strategic environment, Australia and the United States should prioritize several critical areas in the development and mass production of advanced offensive and defensive missilery. Doing so will be essential to enhancing homeland defense capabilities for both partners and, in turn, to supporting their wider shared regional objectives in the Indo-Pacific.
May 1, 2026
On May 1, 2026, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA) hosted a Strategic Landpower Dialogue event featuring Major General Lars S. Lervik, Chief of the Norwegian Army.
April 20, 2026
On April 20, 2026, CSIS Defense and Security Department experts and Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE) discussed the most consequential issues defining the future of U.S. strategic forces.
March 13, 2026
Over the course of Operation Epic Fury, the U.S. and its partners have fired hundreds of defense interceptors and long-range missiles. While there may be sufficient stocks for the task at hand, other objectives, such as deterring aggression by China, are more uncertain. To manage present and future threats, Congress must pass a munitions supplemental to both replenish and expand.
March 11, 2026
On March 10, 2026, Tom Karako joined Jerry McGinn, Director of the CSIS Center for the Industrial Base, on an episode of All About the Base. Tom and Jerry broke down the impacts of the Iran conflict on depleting interceptor stockpiles, the offensive and defensive munitions needed to achieve U.S. foreign policy goals, and the implications for the industrial base.
March 6, 2026
On March 5, 2026, Heather Williams, Tom Karako, and Kari Bingen examined the strategic issues surrounding Operation Epic Fury. In this episode of HTK, the team discussed the operation's munitions inventories, force readiness, deterrence dynamics, and more.
February 18, 2026
On February 13, 2026, CSIS Missile Defense Project and Aerospace Security Project experts reviewed the Golden Dome for America one year in, discussing what has been accomplished so far, how to frame the way ahead, and the future of next generation missile defense.