According to a new executive order signed by the White House on Monday, US defense contractors will be required to sort through key supply chains to identify sources of supply. “This is preparing for the battlefield. If a missile system relies on a foreign-controlled supplier, then the War Department must grasp this situation before war breaks out,” Peter Navarro, the president's senior trade adviser, told reporters. US President Donald Trump signed this executive order requiring Secretary of Defense Pete Hagseth to initiate relevant procedures to push contractors to sort out critical supply chains. Senior government officials said that this work will cover the entire production chain from raw materials to final delivery of military products, with a particular focus on downstream links in the supply chain. However, they did not disclose a specific timeline for the formulation of the relevant rules.

According to a new executive order signed by the White House on Monday, US defense contractors will be required to sort through key supply chains to identify sources of supply. “This is preparing for the battlefield. If a missile system relies on a foreign-controlled supplier, then the War Department must grasp this situation before war breaks out,” Peter Navarro, the president's senior trade adviser, told reporters. US President Donald Trump signed this executive order requiring Secretary of Defense Pete Hagseth to initiate relevant procedures to push contractors to sort out critical supply chains. Senior government officials said that this work will cover the entire production chain from raw materials to final delivery of military products, with a particular focus on downstream links in the supply chain. However, they did not disclose a specific timeline for the formulation of the relevant rules.