The Silent Guardian: How the GEM Program Rescues America’s Aging Weapon Systems

The Obsolescence Crisis: A $125.6 Billion Time Bomb Across America’s military landscape, critical systems such as the F-15 fighter jets, Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, and Patriot missile batteries still depend on microelectronics designed decades ago—some dating back to the 1980s. Today, nearly 70% of U.S. defense systems contain obsolete electronic components. This growing crisis has ballooned…