The Arsenal Report

From Fort Wayne to Full-Rate Production: Indiana’s Throughput Advantage

Why the “Build-First” Mandate is Already Being Executed at the State Level

Apr 8 • Jonathan Nauert and Paul Roveda

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March 2026

From Buybacks to Blast Furnaces: The Iran Catalyst

Why the "Production-First" Mandate just became a Wartime Reality

Mar 25 • Paul Roveda and Jonathan Nauert

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Operation Epic Fury: How the Precision Strike Missile Demonstrates America’s Modern Arsenal of Democracy

The first combat use of the U.S.

Mar 13 • Jonathan Nauert and Paul Roveda

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February 2026

The Agility Layer: How State Seed Funds Are Hacking the Defense Valley of Death

The “valley of death” is a term all too familiar to defense and aerospace industry leaders.

Feb 25 • Paul Roveda and Jonathan Nauert

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The Shipyard States: How Regional Naval Industrial Strategy Is Becoming a National Security Imperative

Mapping the Shipyard States: How Industrial Capacity Is Becoming Naval Power

Feb 18 • Jonathan Nauert and Paul Roveda

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The Federal Grant Multiplier: State Strategies to Maximize DoD SBIR/STTR Success

Mapping the Grant Snipers: Why Precision Policy Beats Broad Industrial Subsidies

Feb 11 • Jonathan Nauert and Paul Roveda

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January 2026

The New Regional Specialization: Which States are 'Going All-In' on Niche Defense Tech?

Mapping the New Industrial Power: Why the Future of American Defense Belongs to the "Snipers," Not the Generalists.

Jan 28 • Paul Roveda and Jonathan Nauert

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The New Interstate Competition: Land, Airspace, and the Future of the Defense Industrial Base

Fixed arsenals, moving targets

Jan 14 • Jonathan Nauert and Paul Roveda

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Arsenal Report: Coverage Update

Happy New Year, and welcome back to the Arsenal Report.

Jan 7 • Paul Roveda and Jonathan Nauert

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December 2025

The Defense Industrial Zone: Policy that Protects Base Boundaries and Local Supply Chains

How residential encroachment and "invisible" interference are threatening the $500M facilities of the Defense Industrial Base.

Dec 31, 2025 • Paul Roveda and Jonathan Nauert

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Securing the Airspace: State Land Use Policy as the Frontier of Aerospace Investment

As Washington unveils its 10-year AAM National Strategy, the real battle is on the ground—where state-level zoning and corridor designations are turning…

Dec 24, 2025 • Paul Roveda and Jonathan Nauert

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The Hidden Cost of Talent: How States Compete on Workforce Credentialing, Not Just Tax Breaks

States are redefining A&D site selection by funding curriculum for highly specialized skills transforming education pipelines into the single most…

Dec 17, 2025 • Paul Roveda and Jonathan Nauert

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