Third, the country needs larger and more flexible industrial capacity. Until recently, a single factory made all of America’s Tomahawk cruise missiles, and there is a constant shortage of Patriot missile interceptors. Congress should pass laws that help the private sector build up its manufacturing capacity. The Pentagon, for its part, needs to stop buying so many of its weapons from just five big weapons makers and start betting on dynamic tech companies that can quickly adapt.
Expand the MIC! The problem is we have too few defense contractors. And the solution to that is to subsidize more.
It’s not exactly wrong though. The consolidation of suppliers increases the influence and leverage of suppliers. More companies does not necessarily equate to more spending, though in this environment more spending seems inevitable in either case.
NYT Opinion doing an NYT opinion.
Expand the MIC! The problem is we have too few defense contractors. And the solution to that is to subsidize more.
It’s not exactly wrong though. The consolidation of suppliers increases the influence and leverage of suppliers. More companies does not necessarily equate to more spending, though in this environment more spending seems inevitable in either case.