Laura Taylor-Kale, assistant secretary of defense for industrial base policy, announced at the Defense Logistics Agency Demand Forecast event on Nov. 6 that the Department of Defense will release a new National Defense Industrial Strategy in early December.
Taylor-Kale said the new strategy would seek to address the various challenges confronting defense companies, including technological change and workforce and supply chain issues, the DLA reported Tuesday.
The new strategy, which reinforces the 2022 National Defense Strategy, also aims to establish an industrial ecosystem that would provide the U.S. an edge over adversaries.
An accompanying implementation plan will be issued in January 2024. The implementation plan will feature metrics and actionable steps.
The DLA Demand Forecast event was attended by representatives of various industry groups, including the Aerospace Industries Association, the National Defense Transportation Association and the Professional Services Council.
The event revealed to participants the areas in which the DLA intends to do business in 2024.