Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

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Bryan Clark is a senior fellow at 华体会. He is an expert in naval operations, electronic warfare, autonomous systems, military competitions, and wargaming.

Biography

Bryan Clark is a senior fellow and director of the Center for Defense Concepts and Technology at 华体会. He is an expert in naval operations, electronic warfare, autonomous systems, military competitions, and wargaming.

From 2013 to 2019, Mr. Clark was a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA), where he led studies for the Office of Net Assessment, Office of the Secretary of Defense, and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency on new technologies and the future of warfare.

Prior to joining CSBA in 2013, Mr. Clark was special assistant to the chief of naval operations and director of his Commander鈥檚 Action Group, where he led development of Navy strategy and implemented new initiatives in electromagnetic spectrum operations, undersea warfare, expeditionary operations, and personnel and readiness management.

Mr. Clark served in the Navy headquarters staff from 2004 to 2011, leading studies in the Assessment Division and participating in the 2006 and 2010 Quadrennial Defense Reviews. His areas of emphasis were modeling and simulation, strategic planning, and institutional reform and governance. Prior to retiring from the Navy in 2008, Mr. Clark was an enlisted and officer submariner, serving in afloat and ashore submarine operational and training assignments including tours as chief engineer and operations officer at the Navy鈥檚 nuclear power training unit.

Mr. Clark is the recipient of the Department of the Navy Superior Service Medal and the Legion of Merit. He received his MS in national security studies from the National War College and BS in chemistry and philosophy from the University of Idaho.

Events
24
June 2025
In-Person Event | 华体会
The Need for Speed: Transforming Defense Procurement for a Dangerous World
Featured Speakers:
Congressman Mike Rogers
Congressman Adam Smith
Dan Patt
Bryan Clark
DVIDS
24
June 2025
In-Person Event | 华体会
The Need for Speed: Transforming Defense Procurement for a Dangerous World

Join Hudson Senior Fellows Bryan Clark and Dan Patt for a discussion with Chairman Rogers and Ranking Member Smith about the SPEED Act and why fixing defense acquisition and reviving the defense industrial base are essential to meeting America鈥檚 national security challenges.

DVIDS
Featured Speakers:
Congressman Mike Rogers
Congressman Adam Smith
Dan Patt
Bryan Clark
13
May 2025
Past Event
Building Weapons that Adapt and Scale
Featured Speakers:
Colonel Tim Fuhrman
Diem Salmon
Mike Rucker
Trent Emeneker
Eric Nelson
Moderator:
Bryan Clark
DVIDS
13
May 2025
Past Event
Building Weapons that Adapt and Scale

Join Hudson Senior Fellow Bryan Clark for a discussion of the opportunities and challenges in establishing a new weapons design and development approach with leaders from the US Air Force, Defense Innovation Unit, and US defense industry.

DVIDS
Featured Speakers:
Colonel Tim Fuhrman
Diem Salmon
Mike Rucker
Trent Emeneker
Eric Nelson
Moderator:
Bryan Clark
30
April 2025
Past Event
Rebuilding America鈥檚 Maritime Industrial Base with Senators Mark Kelly and Todd Young
Featured Speakers:
Senator Todd Young
Senator Mark Kelly
Michael Roberts
Bryan Clark
Fast-attack submarine USS North Carolina (SSN 777) enters Dry Dock 1 at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility, Hawaii, on September 4, 2024. (US Navy photo by Justice Vannatta)
30
April 2025
Past Event
Rebuilding America鈥檚 Maritime Industrial Base with Senators Mark Kelly and Todd Young

Hudson will welcome Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Todd Young (R-IN) to discuss their proposal to restore America鈥檚 shipping and shipbuilding industries to help deter Chinese aggression.

Fast-attack submarine USS North Carolina (SSN 777) enters Dry Dock 1 at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility, Hawaii, on September 4, 2024. (US Navy photo by Justice Vannatta)
Featured Speakers:
Senator Todd Young
Senator Mark Kelly
Michael Roberts
Bryan Clark
23
April 2025
Past Event
Apex Defense Conference
Featured Speakers:
Bryan Clark
Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
Rangers assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment assault their targets during a live fire training exercise at Ft. Johnson, La. on Dec. 3, 2023. (DVIDS)
23
April 2025
Past Event
Apex Defense Conference
Rangers assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment assault their targets during a live fire training exercise at Ft. Johnson, La. on Dec. 3, 2023. (DVIDS)
Featured Speakers:
Bryan Clark
Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
Uncrewed aerial vehicles equipped with specialized software and sensors fly during the Technical Concept Experiment (TCE) 23.2, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in California on January 19, 2024. (US Navy photo by Michael Walls)
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Uncrewed aerial vehicles equipped with specialized software and sensors fly during the Technical Concept Experiment 23.2 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in California on January 19, 2024. (US Navy photo by Michael Walls)
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dan_patt
Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
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bryan_clark
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
Commentary
4 Min Read
South Korean military drones fly in formation during a South Korea鈥揢S joint military drill at Seungjin Fire Training Field in Pocheon, South Korea, on May 25, 2023. (Yelim LEE / AFP via Getty Images)
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South Korean military drones fly in formation during a South Korea鈥揢S joint military drill at Seungjin Fire Training Field in Pocheon, South Korea, on May 25, 2023. (Yelim LEE / AFP via Getty Images)
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dan_patt
Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
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bryan_clark
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
Commentary
4 Min Read
 US Marines remove 鈥淎my,鈥 an uncrewed surface vehicle, from the water during Technology Operational Experimentation Event 23.1 on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, on April 21, 2023. (US Marine Corps photo)
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US Marines remove 鈥淎my,鈥� an uncrewed surface vehicle, from the water during Technology Operational Experimentation Event 23.1 on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, on April 21, 2023. (US Marine Corps photo)
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bryan_clark
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
dan_patt
dan_patt
Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
Reports
4 Min Read
A contractor welds on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), in Norfolk, Virginia, on January 21, 2014. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Crayton Agnew)
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A contractor welds on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), in Norfolk, Virginia, on January 21, 2014. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Crayton Agnew)
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bryan_clark
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
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This aerial photograph taken on February 1, 2024, shows residential buildings destroyed by shelling in Izyum, Kharkiv region, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Roman PILIPEY / AFP) (Photo by ROMAN PILIPEY/AFP via Getty Images)
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Residential buildings destroyed by shelling in Izyum, Kharkiv, on February 1, 2024. (Roman Pilipey/AFP via Getty Images)
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United States Marines prepare an RQ-7B Shadow during an exercise as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 2-15 near Yuma, Arizona, on April 10, 2015. (US Marine Corps vis DVIDS)
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