Pentagon Helps Industry Meet 2027 Order to Cut China Critical Minerals
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Updated · Breaking Defense · Jul 30
Pentagon Helps Industry Meet 2027 Order to Cut China Critical Minerals
3 articles · Updated · Breaking Defense · Jul 30
Summary
The Pentagon said it is willing to work with defense companies to meet an executive order that effectively requires them to stop using critical materials and minerals from China and other prohibited countries by early 2027.
The support is aimed at easing industry concerns over how to comply with the deadline while maintaining defense production and supply-chain resilience.
Michael Cadenazzi, the assistant secretary of defense for industrial base policy, and Aerospace Industries Association chief Eric Fanning outlined their views on the order in recent interviews with Breaking Defense.
The move puts the Defense Department at the center of a broader push to reduce U.S. defense-sector dependence on Chinese and other restricted sources for critical inputs.