#AirForce and #SpaceForce leaders this week continued their call for more resources to fund key space capabilities, naming #domainawareness and #counterspace systems as their top priorities in #FY2026. Read more from C4ISRNET: bit.ly/3Bb53Jf

Here's what the #UN wants you to know about this week's groundbreaking Summit of the Future. Read more ⬇️ #SummitoftheFuture #UNSummit news.un.org/en/story/2024/…

Looking to gain experience in national security? Know someone who is? Apply to become a spring Stanley A. Weiss Fellow! Learn more and apply today ➡️ bit.ly/3TAMwwg #hiring #BENS #nationalsecurity #youngprofessionals #fellowships #jobs

⏰The #BENS Eisenhower Award Gala is four weeks away! Join us Oct. 23 in NYC to honor two American leaders–Anne Altman and General Chris Cavoli–dedicated to safeguarding our nation's future & upholding values that make us strong. Reserve your spot⤵️ bit.ly/3XyX4gu

Northrop Grumman has completed its first demonstration for an #AirForce Research Laboratory program aiming to connect air- and ground-based military platforms to commercial satellite communications, the company announced Tuesday. #SATCOM defensescoop.com/2024/09/24/nor…

Disaffection with the current global capitalist systems has led many countries, rich and poor, to look for new economic models, but there are a few places, including Switzerland, Taiwan, and Vietnam, where #capitalism still works. Via Foreign Affairs: fam.ag/4djgcox

Defense Officials and Space Company execs have said that the recent boom in space activity has made Earth’s orbit more crowded and dynamic, and Western #militaries need to step up #space awareness to counter growing threats in the domain. Via @c4isrnet: bit.ly/3XY0lYm

On the last Sunday of September, we observe Gold Star Mother's and Family's Day, honoring the families of fallen service members and recognizing their sacrifice, loss, and healing. 🇺🇸

📢 Now hiring: spring #nationalsecurity fellows! Help tackle our nation's challenges & develop expertise on issues like infrastructure, geopolitics/economic insights, tech, & more. Apply now⤵️ bit.ly/3TAMwwg #hiring #fellowships #jobs #mentorship #youngprofessionals

Serve with a purpose into 2025. Bring your expertise in #infrastructure, geopolitics, #tech, & human capital to innovate solutions to the U.S.'s #nationalsecurity challenges. Learn more about BENS membership. bens.org Photos: BENS, U.S. Space Command

BENS leaders call #energy "a race the United States can't afford to lose" via National Interest. Dive into their bold ideas to reduce reliance on #China and export clean energy to the #GlobalSouth ⤵️

Business Executives for National Security - Stanley A. Weiss Fellowship (deadline April 3) bens.org/employment/ Penn State School of International Affairs BENS #SIAWorks

Looking for paid experience in #nationalsecurity? 🔍 Apply for our summer #fellowship in Washington, DC. Seeking candidates w/ interest in #supplychains, #infrastructure, LATAM foreign policy, tech, & more Apply: bit.ly/4aNlZ6v #hiring #internships #youngprofessionals

Two weeks left to apply for our summer #fellowship specializing in #NationalSecurity. ⤵️

This week, DCVC hosted leaders from the National Defense University (National Defense University) in partnership with BENS. Our team shared how our deep tech portfolio companies are transforming national security outcomes across a range of domains.

🌎As DOGE's eye shifts to Department of Defense 🇺🇸, there is opportunity to restructure nat. security not for yesterday’s wars, but tomorrow’s security, writes BENS CEO Tim Ray & Board Dir. Jim Smith. Dive into their insights on defense reform, via RealClearDefense⤵️ bit.ly/3GbG0bG

On Department of Defense 🇺🇸 reform ⏩ #innovation in defense is interesting, but agility is everything, writes BENS CEO ret. Gen. Tim Ray & Board Director Jim Smith Read their take on defense strategy & the #defenseindustrialbase of the future, via RealClearDefense ⤵️ bit.ly/44yDiH3

How did globalization of the #mineralsupplychain become a national emergency & what should the US do about it? BENS Members David McDonald & Anthony Weiss dive into #criticalminerals & the US #mining industry via National Interest Read more 🔗⬇️ bit.ly/4jjWrRI

This week: a BENS delegation is in Europe ➡️Thank you U.S. Mission to NATO for welcoming us to discuss the opportunities and challenges ahead for the U.S., NATO, and allied nations.

It was a pleasure to meet with BENS delegation. Good to discuss priorities for the upcoming #NATOsummit in The Hague, the need to boost defence spending and the importance to strengthen the industrial base on both sides of the Atlantic.