Trump Battles Time in Bid to Boost Weapons Stockpiles

Trump battles time in bid to boost weapons stockpiles

President Trump’s talk of boosting U.S. munitions stockpiles is facing the harsh reality of America’s production capacity. Even if Congress passes his enormous $1.5 trillion request for defense spending, which is looking less likely with each passing week, defense contractors are simply unable to rapidly refill caches that have been badly depleted during the wars [...]

Alarm sounded as Trump in frantic rush to pump up weapons stockpiles

During his first presidency, Donald Trump was often described as an "isolationist." But he took a much more interventionist turn during his second term, from going to war with Iran to capturing former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to calling for U.S. annexation of Greenland. Now, according to The Hill, Trump is encountering some obstacles in a frantic rush to increase the United States' weapons supplies.The Hill's Ellen Mitchell, reporting…

Trump push to rebuild U.S. missile stockpiles faces production delays, funding uncertainty and depleted wartime inventories

Trump met last week with the chief executives of Lockheed, Boeing and Honeywell, according to the supplied report citing Reuters. Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg pressed executives over delays on key programs during the meeting. “You’re not doing enough” was the initial message to executives, a source told the outlet. The meeting reflected growing pressure from the administration to accelerate weapons output. The challenge is that sophis…