On July 20, President Donald Trump signed an important executive order designed to ensure U.S.defense contractors no longer buy critical minerals from China.
This is just the latest in a series of administration moves to enhance the security of our most critical supply chains.The Pentagon has been leading the way with a sharpened focus on increasing production across our nation's defense-related industrial base.Simply stated, we cannot allow Chinese control of any material vital to our war-fighting capabilities.Supply chain vetting is entirely consistent with the administration's strategy for U.S.
economic growth, which relies on a renewed push to onshore manufacturing rather than rely on imports from unregulated and unreliable suppliers.That's good for the U.S.
labor force and a great benefit to our national security.TRUMP MUST CLOSE THE BACK DOOR CHINA USES TO EXPLOIT NORTH AMERICAN TRADEThe good news is that we don’t need to do it all ourselves.We should never hesitate to partner, especially with our G7 allies and other close partners, as long as production takes place on U.S.
soil.President Donald Trump looks on before presenting the FIFA World Cup Winner's Trophy to Spain after the Final FIFA World Cup 2026 match between Spain and Argentina at New York New Jersey Stadium on July 19, 2026, in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Pablo Morano/BSR Agency/Getty Images)Consider a recent agreement signed between U.S.company ReconCraft and Ukrainian company Uforce to produce drone boats in Portland, Oregon.
The deal marks the first time a U.S.manufacturer will produce drone boats as part of the Pentagon's push to increase its capacity of autonomous weapons.
In a proof-of-concept kinetic strike earlier in July, U.S.drone boats successfully targeted an Iranian submarine facility at a naval base in the Strait of Hormuz.In addition to equipment and their respective work forces, the U.S.
and Ukraine will share the warfighting doctrine for effective use of the boats...