Rebuilding Capacity Amid Supply Chain Challenges
The US defense industrial base is facing significant challenges, including supply chain weaknesses and capacity limitations, as revealed by the COVID pandemic and support for Ukraine. To address these issues, the Pentagon is seeking to overhaul its acquisition and production processes, with a focus on creating more opportunities for competition and new entrants. According to Jerry McGinn, director of the Center for the Industrial Base at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the government needs to set demand signals that allow companies to respond and build capacity. This was reported by Breaking Defense.