As the United States and its allies have confronted surging threats from peer adversaries in recent years, a consensus has formed across government and industry that the national defense ecosystem is not optimized to build the modern “Arsenal of Democracy 2.0” that is urgently needed to deter and defeat China, Russia, Iran and other rogue nations and non-state actors.
The Trump administration recently demonstrated its commitment to modernizing defense acquisitions and spurring innovation in the defense industrial base by issuing an executive order that, among many other vital reforms, directs the U.S. Department of Defense to create a streamlined acquisition process that includes “a first preference for commercial solutions.”
As the defense industry’s Trusted Disruptor, L3Harris welcomed the recent executive order, as the company is at the forefront of enabling a more effective and efficient defense industrial base that leverages the innovation and best practices of commercial industry to deliver capability to U.S. and allied warfighters at the speed of relevance.
