Deputy SecDef Hicks Details Hypersonics, Microelectronics Industrial Base Concerns

摘要

Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said Wednesday the Pentagon still has to work on industrial base concerns related to manufacturing capacity for aggressive advancement of hypersonic weapon capabilities and supply chain resiliency for microelectronics. On hypersonics, specifically, Hicks said she believes more must be done to continue making the case to Congress on the value of the future weapons’ capabilities, to include addressing industrial base-related concerns in the next budget request.