A Pentagon review ordered by President Donald Trump has found that the US military is overdependent on critical technologies on components coming from foreign countries, specially China, a report has revealed.
The study, which will be released by the US Department of Defense over the coming weeks, has identified hundreds of instances where the US military is completely reliant on products that it doesn’t own.
These products also include micro-electronics, tiny components such as integrated circuits and transistors used in everything from satellites and cruise missiles to drones and mobile phones, according to Reuters.
The study is fueled by Trump’s so-called America First policy and aims to limit or eliminate dependence on foreign countries who could turn into adversaries in the future.
This is highly possible in China’s case, amid an all-out trade war by the White House against the Eastern Asian power.
Military ties between the two…