Built for another era, our air-and-missile-defense industrial base needs more builders

Built for another era, our air-and-missile-defense industrial base needs more builders – Breaking Defense Twitter

Toggle Search Europe Edition Newsletter Signup Close navigation Air Land Naval Space Networks AI Business Congress Pentagon Global About Us Webinars News Video: The Weekly Break Out Twitter Facebook YouTube RSS LinkedIn Envelope Search for: Search Featured: Eurosatory ILA Berlin Manned-Unmanned Teaming Sponsored Post, Space Built for another era, our air-and-missile-defense industrial base needs more builders The US hasn’t been able to fully meet its air-and-missile-defense requirements through its traditional suppliers.

Our air-and-missile-defense industrial base was built for another era — and today’s threats are exposing gaps in real time. Ursa Major CEO Chris Spagnoletti tells us about new ways to design, build, and field munitions and hypersonics.

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