Having only a handful of huge defense contractors limits competition and innovation, Under Secretary of War Emil Michael said during the Breitbart News policy event “AI is Here: What to Fear, What to Embrace,” on Tuesday in Washington, DC.
\n\nMichael and host Matthew Boyle discussed the Trump administration’s Department of War “encouraging competition in this space” and how that produces massive benefits.
\n\nUnder Secretary of War Emil Michael speaks with host Matthew Boyle at the Breitbart News Event “AI is Here: What to Fear, What to Embrace” on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Matthew Perdie/Breitbart News)
\n\n“So, competition broadly for defense companies, it’s good, right? So, not to analogize to the Cold War too much, but we had 50 different big defense contractors. There was McDonnell Douglas and Lockheed, and then all these companies merged after the Cold War because they’re like, well, we don’t need to buy as much stuff anymore,” he said, explaining that this resulted in very few primary defense contractors.
\n\n“So, we better kind of merge and get slim and get our expenses under control because you’re not going to be buying as much stuff, and so we ended up with five primary, five…
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