A policy aimed at restoring defense innovation and production in America would ensure that the US upholds its global technological leadership and commercial competitiveness. Unfortunately, Hagel’s successor is likely to find that, in an era of limited budgets and automatic spending cuts, the type of comprehensive innovation strategy that Hagel envisioned may simply not be viable.
九天后，哈格尔递交了辞呈，并将在美国参议院确认其后继者之后生效。旨在重塑美国防务创新和生产的政策将确保美国保持器全球技术领先地位和商业竞争力。不幸的是，哈格尔的继任者也许会发现，在预算有限、自动减支的时期，哈格尔所构想的完整的创新战略也许根本不可行。