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Action brief · IND-18

Use a time-limited industrial innovation pilot for credit and third-party debt/equity investment

Objective
Expand production
Family / instrument
Industrial capacity, capital and credit · Industrial innovation pilot
Statute
Authority holder
Secretary of Defense
Executor · routing lead
WIRE/IBAS program and assigned warranted contracting or agreements officer

Recorded eligibility gates (excerpt)

Pilot supports military manufacturing or emerging defense/commercial technologies
Use applicable underlying contracting, OT or other lawful authorities and credit appropriations
All requirements & limits

Recorded funding condition (excerpt)

No inferred appropriation or revolving authority; credit assistance requires credit-law analysis.
All funding conditions

What this does not authorize / limits

Express third-party equity support does not establish unlimited direct Treasury equity acquisition

Legal basisSources linked
RequirementsGates recorded
Public fundingRules recorded
Assigned rolesRoles recorded

Public evidence describes the institution and instrument; it is not approval of an individual transaction. Time-limited statutory pathway; operating program, credit budget authority, and new-award feasibility not verified.

Actor sources

Independent public-source guide; not an official U.S. government website. Original research target October 2, 2026; published October 3, 2026. Read the full record for currentness, coordination and all source notes.