Reports

Strategic Surpluses: China’s Economic Warfare on Major Metals 

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Public focus on US-China competition has centered on advanced technologies, semiconductors, and critical minerals. But major metals remain an essential and underappreciated foundation of economic and military power.   Steel is essential for warships, submarines, armored vehicles, infrastructure, and specialty alloys. Aluminum is critical for aerospace and advanced defense systems, including high-performance aircraft. Copper is essential for ammunition, power […]

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From Waivers to Scale: How BVLOS Modernizes America’s Low-Altitude Infrastructure

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SAFE’s Coalition for Reimagined Mobility’s new policy brief From Waivers to Scale: How BVLOS Modernizes America’s Low-Altitude Infrastructure frames Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone operations as a national low-altitude infrastructure upgrade, replacing today’s waiver patchwork with a rules-based, interoperable pathway that can scale routine drone operations safely across critical infrastructure, public safety, and logistics. Key […]

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Powering Prosperity: Transmission & America’s Industrial Golden Age

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The current national emphasis on meeting the power demands of AI and data centers is urgent, but the U.S. must also focus on providing the energy needs of five manufacturing sectors that are key to the nation’s defense readiness: semiconductor fabrication, aluminum smelting, automobile manufacturing, steelmaking, and petroleum refining. SAFE’s Center for Grid Security’s latest […]

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AI in Motion: Securing America’s Edge in Safer, Smarter Transportation

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AI is transforming how transportation systems are designed, governed, and operated, presenting a prime vector for saving lives, time, and money. AI-enabled transportation improves roadway safety by predicting collisions, identifying hazardous conditions, and enabling faster emergency responses. And, these technologies have already reduced injury claims by up to 92%, freight delivery times by 25%, and saved nearly $100 million annually for a global airline using an AI-based flight path optimization. […]

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The Pillars of Power: A Strategy for Energy Security and Industrial Resiliency

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Read the Pillars of Power Report The erosion of U.S. industrial capacity and supply chain security has created an American economy heavily dependent on imports of critical minerals, industrial materials, and advanced manufacturing technologies that underpin energy production, manufacturing, and defense capabilities. As the world transitions to a minerals-based economy and civilian industries and defense […]

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