A&D Critical Minerals Supply Chain In Precarious Position, Panelists Say

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China’s dominance of the critical minerals supply chain is a growing challenge for the aerospace and defense industry.

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SALT LAKE CITY—The aerospace and defense industry’s critical minerals supply chain is in a precarious position given its reliance on Chinese imports, panelists said at the Oct. 24 Zero Gravity summit here. China dominates global production and processing of the 17 rare earth elements and other...
Matthew Fulco

Matthew Fulco is Business Editor for Aviation Week, focusing on commercial aerospace and defense.

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