Michael McCaul

“I think the startups are going to be kind of the future. The primes have their purpose. They build the big weapon systems. They build aircraft carriers. But it takes a long time to move that ship in the right direction,”

Michael McCaul · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-26

McCaul discussed the role of startups versus established defense primes.

“The startups, just like we saw in Ukraine, have this ability of innovation to move at a faster speed and a more innovative technology, more creativity in the process, out-of-the-box thinking that we desperately need for our defense industrial base.”

Michael McCaul · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-26

McCaul compared startups' innovation speed to developments seen in Ukraine.

“at best indifferent to, and at worst complicit in”

Michael McCaul · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-30

Republican lawmakers criticized the Global Engagement Center in a July 2024 letter.