Memo to the President on Defense
The Path to an Innovative and Lethal Military
I'm Ylli Bajraktari, CEO of the Special Competitive Studies Project. Today, I'm thrilled to share the seventh episode of our #MemosToThePresident series on Defense. I sat down with Senior Director for Defense, Paul Lyons, to discuss the Indo-Pacific and what advancing the lethal overmatch against the People’s Liberation Army might require. We hope you enjoy our conversation at the links below.
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This memo analyzes key geopolitical, technological, and organizational challenges confronting the U.S. military and recommends a series of bold initiatives to bolster America’s fighting edge, particularly against the People’s Liberation Army (PLA).
Our objectives are clear—to ensure the U.S. military opens up a commanding lead in innovation and lethality in these three ways:
Forge the World’s Most Dominant Fighting Force by Organizing and Equipping the Department of Defense for Unrivaled Lethality and Technological Supremacy;
Seize and Hold the Commanding Ground in AI and Digital Warfare to Guarantee American Leadership in the Defining Battlespace of the 21st Century; and
Resurrect American Industrial Might by Building a 21st Century Arsenal of Democracy to Secure Our Technological and Military Edge.