
The Pentagon will release its first National Defense Industrial Strategy in December, which the department’s acquisition chief said will include a focus on the “increasing roles that allies and partners have” in efforts to bolster production capacity. Along with the new strategy, Bill LaPlante, the under secretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, reiterated on Wednesday the Pentagon is set to announce additional co-development, production and sustainment arrangements with international partners soon. “The more we work together to expand global…