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Pete Hegseth: “We will prioritize the purchase of industry driven…”

Featuring: Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense | National

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Published | Video Starts at 13:32

We will award companies bigger, longer contracts for proven systems so those companies will be confident in investing more to grow the industrial base that supplies our weapons systems more and faster. Second, We will prioritize the purchase of industry driven solutions, commercial solutions first, that meet our needs faster. Even if that means bids do not meet every requirement. It means that we will be open to buying the 85% solution and iterate together over time to achieve the 100% solution. (13:32–13:41)

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