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 "slug": "trump-defense-production-act-solid-rocket-motors-igniters-guidance-gm-lockheed",
 "title": "Trump Invokes the Defense Production Act for Solid Rocket Motors and Guidance",
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 "type": "dispatch",
 "published": "2026-06-16T01:43:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-07-29T18:54:01.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWashington, 16 June 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * Trump invoked the Defense Production Act in an 11 June memorandum, made public on 16 June, finding that conditions “may pose a direct threat” to US defence preparedness\n * It targets bottlenecks in solid rocket motors, igniters and guidance systems — the precision components at the heart of the missile-production shortfall\n * In parallel, the Pentagon facilitated an early-stage GM Defense–Lockheed Martin collaboration to apply high-rate aut",
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