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Tim Sheehy: “Lead times for systems have become obscenely long, and we're…”

Featuring: Tim Sheehy, Republican | U.S. Senate from Montana

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Dollars, Defense, and Reform: A Conversation with Senator Tim Sheehy

Published | Video Starts at 14:51

And the reality is most businesses simply make the decision that we're not going to, we're not going to spend money at risk, we'll order when you order from us. And that's led to a domino effect where Lead times for systems have become obscenely long, and we're talking years. I mean, and this isn't all just for ships and fighter jets. They can say, hey, we have this optic that goes on the tip of your missile. (14:51–14:58)

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