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The State as a Strategic Customer: Using Procurement to Force Localization

State governments now tie aviation, public-safety, and National Guard procurements to in-state R&D, assembly, or MRO requirements. This converts traditional procurement into an industrial-policy lever

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Dec 03, 2025
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