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The Specialized Screws Holding Up Missile and Plane Production
Original: This Screw Is Needed for Missiles and Planes. Buying One Can Take Years. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/business/bal
A New York Times report examines ball screws, precision components essential to missiles and aircraft, whose purchase can take years due to limited domestic manufacturing capacity. The piece highlights how this obscure bottleneck constrains American defense production, prompting discussion about industrial base weakness and supply chain fragility as demand for weapons manufacturing grows.
Why now: Concerns about US defense manufacturing capacity and supply chain bottlenecks are a timely topic.
New York Timesball screwsUnited States defense industryPentagon
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- This Screw Is Needed for Missiles and Planes. Buying One Can Take Years. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/business/ball-screws-military-production.html # Business # Defense # Manufacturing · nyt_business@robot.villas · 2
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