BAE's Armored Vehicle Capacity Questioned in Trump Defense Study
- Industrial-base report cited company factory in Pennsylvania
- Findings on falling U.S. capacity overshadowed by China focus
Source: U.S. Army
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A Pennsylvania factory run by BAE Systems Plc may not have the capacity needed to meet the U.S. military’s surging need for armored ground vehicles, according to the Trump administration’s new report on the nation’s endangered industrial base.
The report issued last week drew attention mostly for its emphasis on the dangers it said China’s aggressive policies are posing to U.S. national security. But laced throughout are case studies of gaps or potential bottlenecks domestically in defense sectors -- including shipbuilding, aircraft, munitions and ground systems -- that threaten President Donald Trump’s military buildup.