Bradda Head Lithium Ltd (AIM:BHL, OTC:BHLIF, TSX-V:BHLI, FRA:8CD1) said its US subsidiary has been accepted into the Defense Industrial Base Consortium, strengthening its links to US government-backed efforts to secure domestic critical minerals supply chains. The North America-focused lithium developer said Zenolith (USA) LLC's membership aligns the group with US priorities around reliable domestic sources of lithium and other strategic minerals, with battery materials increasingly tied to energy storage, electrification and defence applications.