WTAS: Sen. Banks Hosts 4th Annual Northeast Indiana Defense Summit Featuring Secretary of War HegsethThursday, November 13, 2025

Fort Wayne, Ind.– This week, Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) hosted the 4thAnnual Northeast Indiana Defense Summit Featuring Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Secretary of the Navy John Phelan, and defense industry leaders from across Indiana.
MEDIA ROUNDUP:
IndyStar:‘Woke and Weak’: Secretary of War Pete Hegseth Speaks at Jim Banks’ Indiana Defense Summit
The Journal Gazette:US Secretary of the Navy: Indiana will provide industry to retool US Navy
WANE:Secretary of War Pete Hegseth addresses defense summit in Fort Wayne
12 WBOY:Northeast Indiana Emerges as Nexus of America’s Defense Industry
WBOI:SecDef visits Fort Wayne to address local defense Contractors
WOWO:Hegseth: Warrior Ethos, Innovation, Readiness Key to U.S. Defense
21ALIVE NEWS:Hegseth addresses Northeast Indiana defense contractors about military prioirites
WIBC:War and Navy Secretaries Praise Indiana Defense Role
Daily Caller:Sen. Banks Pins Long-Deserved Purple Heart on Iraq Veteran After Nearly Two Decades
WANE:Tucker, Banks award veteran with Purple Heart to kickoff Northeast Indiana Defense Summit, celebrate Veterans Day
21ALIVE NEWS:Army Veteran awarded Purple Heart during Northeast Indiana Defense Summit
###