{"id":71768,"date":"2025-08-01T20:03:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T20:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2025\/08\/01\/us-defense-industry-vulnerable-to-china-government-watchdog-warns\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T01:22:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:22:17","slug":"us-defense-industry-vulnerable-to-china-government-watchdog-warns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/industry\/2025\/08\/01\/us-defense-industry-vulnerable-to-china-government-watchdog-warns\/","title":{"rendered":"US defense industry vulnerable to China, government watchdog warns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. defense industrial base and all branches of the U.S. military depend heavily on materials produced by China to make and use critical weapon systems, creating national security risks, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gao.gov\/products\/gao-25-107283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.gao.gov\/products\/gao-25-107283\">government watchdog<\/a> warned in a recent report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Defense Department relies on a global network of over 200,000 suppliers for its weapon systems and military equipment and uses the Federal Procurement Data System database to flag materials and components originating from hostile countries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, this database currently \u201cprovides limited information about the countries of origin,\u201d a July 24 Government Accountability Office report found, and federal contractors are not currently contractually obligated to tell DOD where all of their manufacturing components originate from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of over 99 materials total identified by DOD in shortfall for fiscal 2023, none were made in the U.S., GAO noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The result is that many components used in key weapon systems and military equipment are being manufactured by China and other countries with adversarial aims to the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThese suppliers may cut off U.S. access to critical materials or provide \u2018back doors\u2019 in their technology that serve as intelligence pathways,\u201d GAO said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">China, a global supplier of critical mineral components used in microelectronics and battery production, illustrated that risk in 2024 when it imposed export restrictions on gallium and germanium \u2014 two minerals described by GAO as \u201ccritical for military-grade electronics.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In another instance cited by the watchdog, manufacturing of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter was brought to a standstill due to the discovery of Chinese components during production. Although the fighter is being produced with the aid of seven allied partner nations \u2014 including the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and several European Union countries \u2014 magnets included in the warplanes originated from China. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe F-35 prime contractor, Lockheed Martin, identified prohibited Chinese magnets in the F-35 supply chain and notified DOD in 2023 and 2024. DOD subsequently paused manufacturing for several months to identify alternative suppliers,\u201d according to the report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, the U.S. naval <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2025\/01\/08\/navy-shipbuilding-plan-would-cost-1-trillion-over-the-next-30-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2025\/01\/08\/navy-shipbuilding-plan-would-cost-1-trillion-over-the-next-30-years\/\">shipbuilding industry<\/a> \u2014 particularly with regard to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/naval\/2025\/07\/11\/delays-in-navys-next-gen-submarine-threaten-us-seapower-report-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/naval\/2025\/07\/11\/delays-in-navys-next-gen-submarine-threaten-us-seapower-report-says\/\">submarine production<\/a> \u2014 is also being impacted by its reliance on foreign supplies, GAO found. Submarines require titanium casting for critical vessel components, but the U.S. at present lacks the capacity to cast titanium due to limited supply as well as outdated equipment to forge it into weapon systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe U.S. has only one foundry that can produce large titanium casting required for some key weapons systems,\u201d the report noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although DOD has noted the risk of foreign dependency, GAO said, it has taken no action to implement any recommended improvements, which would include efforts toward more detailed and transparent tracking of the country of origin of critical military components. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOne untested approach that DOD officials stated could give DOD more visibility into foreign dependency risks is to contractually require suppliers to provide the information,\u201d the report said. \u201cWhile some DOD officials assert the 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