DSCA Deputy Director Jed Royal participated in the 2022 International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Riyadh Defense Forum, a gathering for senior government officials and defense industry representatives to discuss Middle Eastern defense policy and economics. Mr. Royal participated on a panel focused on international defense perspectives with senior government officials from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; the Republic of Korea; and the United Kingdom.
Mr. Royal discussed the trends impacting global defense industry from his perspective as a U.S. senior government official including the crisis in Ukraine, emerging and disruptive technology, research and development, building non-programs of record, and industrial base viability: https://www.iiss.org/events/iiss-riyadh-defense-forum/iiss-riyadh-defense-forum