Northwest Aerospace News — Issue 52 August | September 2026 | Page 60

This level of industrial partnership should have existed before the war. That is the lesson Ukraine teaches, and it is why GDIC is now building these same frameworks with allied nations before a crisis forces the conversation. We are actively developing partnerships in the United Kingdom, Canada, Lithuania, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia— structured pathways for U. S. industry to engage allied defense markets with the access and support they need. The infrastructure for those conversations is being built now, not after the fact.
I believe a strong defense industrial base is what preserves this country’ s strength for the next generation. That is what drives me— whether I’ m on a train into Kyiv, in a Senate hearing room, or connecting a manufacturer to a contract they couldn’ t reach alone. Build the relationships. Have the hard conversations. Don’ t wait.

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