DEFAERO Strategy Series [Jun 02, 26] Securing America’s Future Energy

About this episode

The episode discusses strategies to secure US access to critical minerals and essential industrial materials for defense and commercial purposes.

On today’s Strategy Series program, sponsored by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, joining Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian are Abigail Hunter, the executive director of the Center for Critical Minerals Strategy, and Joe Quinn, the executive director of the Center for Strategic Industrial Materials, both with the Ambassador Alfred Hoffman, Jr. Center for Critical Minerals Strategy at the industry advocacy group SAFE — Securing America’s Energy Future — to discuss strategies that will secure US access to both critical minerals as well as steel, copper and aluminum for commercial and defense needs.

People in this episode

Host: Vago Muradian

Guests: Abigail Hunter, Joe Quinn

Topics covered

• energy security
• critical minerals
• industrial materials
• defense needs
• commercial needs

Keywords

• energy
• critical minerals
• steel
• copper
• aluminum
• defense
• commercial

Sponsors

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Center for Critical Minerals Strategy, Center for Strategic Industrial Materials, SAFE

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