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The Specialty Screws Holding Up Missile and Plane Production
Original: This Screw Is Needed for Missiles and Planes. Buying One Can Take Years. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/business/bal
A New York Times report examines ball screws, precision components essential to missiles and military aircraft, and the years-long wait times to buy them. The article highlights how scarce manufacturing capacity for these parts has become a bottleneck for defense production in the United States and among allied arms programs.
Why now: Defense supply chain bottlenecks are a timely concern amid rising global military production demands.
New York TimesUS defense industryball screw manufacturers
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- This Screw Is Needed for Missiles and Planes. Buying One Can Take Years. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/business/ball-screws-military-production.html # Business # Defense # Manufacturing · nyt_business@robot.villas · 2
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