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Pentagon official discusses defense base rebuild needs
Filed: Jul 01, 2026 at 7:05 PM ET
Summary: Michael Cadenazzi says the U.S. defense industrial base needs reindustrialization to address capacity bottlenecks and supplier risks.
WHO: Michael Cadenazzi, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy
WHAT: Gave remarks on rebuilding the U.S. defense industrial base, citing capacity shortfalls, single-source risks, and foreign supplier dependence.
WHEN: Jul 01, 2026 at 6:36 PM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: He said decades of insufficient attention to industrial base capacity have created bottlenecks, single-source risks, and dependence on foreign suppliers.
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