Detroit can build it, but can Detroit source it?
"We are on borrowed time." - Army Major General John Ferrari
On July 20th, President Trump signed an executive order making it dramatically harder for defense contractors to buy critical materials from China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea. Seven days later, the U.S. Army handed Ford and GM prototype contracts to build a new heavy infantry squad vehicle on the theory that Detroit can build trucks faster and cheaper than the traditional defense industrial base.
Nobody has explained how the new restrictions and speed expectations are supposed to work at the same time.
In this episode of the Art…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.