The Arsenal of Innovation: Revitalizing Industrial Surge and Manufacturing Security

Panel conversation from Accelerating Warfighting Capabilities, the Naval Postgraduate School's 23rd Annual Acquisition Research Symposium & Innovation Summit on May 6-7, 2026, hosted by the Acquisition Research Program at Naval Postgraduate School. Chair: Todd Lyons, Col USMC (Ret.), Vice President for the Naval Postgraduate School Alumni Association and Foundation Papers & Panelists: Connecting the Kill Chain to the Supply Chain – Dr. John Matlik, Fellow at Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems Establishing a Manufacturing Security Program (ManuSP) – Katy Buda, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) To learn more about the symposium or ARP, or to read the full research papers, visit www.researchsymposium.com and www.acquisitionresearch.net. Subscribe to our weekly Need to Know newsletter here: https://nps.edu/web/acqnresearch/news... Music by: https://www.bensound.com License code: SJFQM8OP0LTZBURM Artist: : Benjamin Tissot