“The model that we're trying to drive on is not me having to go back up on Capitol Hill with my hand out,” Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment Dale Marks told Breaking Defense.
Liz Miranda, Army Materiel Command's executive deputy to the commanding general, said a White House order's requirements for companies to map their supply chain down to the raw material level “is no easy task.”
As social media and AI amplify dis- and misinformation campaigns, effectively countering them requires a coordinated response.
As governments increasingly seek to broaden industrial advantages, if the US is going to follow suit, its justifications should be clear, exceptional and subject to consistent rules, two advisors argue.
Establishing durable domestic mineral supply chains will likely require closer coordination between US defense primes as well as small businesses and new entrants, says Abigail Hunter.
An executive order on sourcing critical minerals could shake up supply chains for industry.
A new executive order essentially gives companies until the start of 2027 to alter their supply of critical materials and minerals. Industry is worried that could be a difficult lift.
Architecture that linked sensors, C2, RF effects, and lasers into a distributed c-UAS kill chain.