During many major conflicts of the 20th century, the ability of the USA to pump out enormous amounts of defence materiel was a critical factor. In the lead up to WW2 the US would declare itself the ‘arsenal of democracy’ But with the end of the Cold War came reductions and consolidation – and after the events of early 2022 the US, like many other nations, found itself eager to re-expand its defence industries to meet the demands of the war in Ukraine and changing global security environment. That provided the context for the release of a defence industry strategy this year — and today, we’re going to talk about it.