Historians estimate that 30 percent of all war materiel manufactured within the United States for the entirety of the WWII war effort came out of Michigan. Today, there’s another number that’s equally impressive. That number is 60 percent, meaning that 60 percent of everything that a soldier shoots or drives is manufactured in Michigan.
In this eBRIEF, we examine the State of Michigan’s importance to the US defense industrial base, and how it’s supporting not just the Army but the Navy for submarine production and the Air Force.
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Author: Barry Rosenberg
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