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Industrial Base

June 2021

JUST IN: Pandemic-Battered Defense Industrial Base Slow to Return to Normal

By Meredith Roaten
While life is returning to normal for many Americans as COVID-19 cases recede, it’s not yet business-as-usual for the defense industrial base, according to a new survey released June 14.
Industrial Base

March 2021

JUST IN: Taiwan Viewed as Achilles’ Heel of U.S. Microelectronics Supply Chain

By Jon Harper
A potential Chinese takeover of neighboring Taiwan would pose a catastrophic threat to the United States supply of microelectronics, and Washington needs to take steps to reduce that vulnerability, former Secretary of Defense Bob Work warned March 24.
Army News

March 2021

JUST IN: Army's 'Project Convergence' to Help Modernize Sustainment

By Meredith Roaten
The commander of Army Materiel Command said the Army’s training exercise will help determine the service’s sustainment requirements.
Industrial Base

January 2021

JUST IN: Pentagon Tackling Adversarial Capital with New Trusted Marketplace

By Yasmin Tadjdeh
The Pentagon recently launched what it calls a “trusted digital marketplace” that officials hope will deter adversarial investment in the defense industrial base, said the Pentagon’s chief weapons buyer Jan. 13.
Industrial Base

November 2019

WEB EXCLUSIVE: GM Defense Expanding Portfolio Beyond Vehicles

By Yasmin Tadjdeh
General Motors' defense business — which was resurrected two years ago after the auto giant sold its defense division to General Dynamics in 2003 — is positioning itself as a technology company rather than just a vehicle manufacturer as it diversifies its product line.
Industrial Base

July 2019

JUST IN: Defense Department Reviewing Industrial Base for Hypersonic Weapons

By Connie Lee
An office in the Pentagon is developing a strategy to ensure the defense industrial base has the capacity to produce hypersonic weapons, according to a Defense Department official.
Industrial Base

June 2019

PARIS AIR SHOW NEWS: After Losing T-X Competition, Leonardo DRS Landing Big Contracts

By Jon Harper
Leonardo DRS saw disappointment last year when it lost out on the Air Force’s lucrative T-X jet trainer program to a Boeing-Saab team. But the company recently won some major contracts for other Pentagon programs, and its chief executive officer sees more growth opportunities ahead.
Industrial Base

January 2019

Navy Mulling Ways to Improve Health of Industrial Base

By Yasmin Tadjdeh
In order to get to a 355-ship Navy, the sea service will not only have to procure more vessels but maintain its current fleet, said the commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command Jan. 17. That will also require bolstering the health of the industrial base.
Defense Department

January 2019

Industry Consolidation: What Will it Mean for DoD

By James B. Marceau
There has been an uptick in industry consolidation and mergers and acquisitions activity in recent years.
Industrial Base

December 2018

Pentagon Wants 'New Industrial Base' for Hypersonic Weapons

By Jon Harper
The Pentagon needs an industrial base that can support the development and production of thousands of hypersonic weapons and the means to defend against them, top department officials said Dec. 13.