Pentagon pushes defense companies to boost weapons production after concerns of depleted stocks
Deputy Secretary Steve Feinberg gave contractors 21 days to submit faster delivery plans as stockpiles of Patriot and THAAD interceptors fell sharply, CSIS said.
- Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg issued a high-priority memo giving defense contractors 21 days to submit plans for accelerating production schedules and expanding capacity. Declaring that "years-long development cycles are not acceptable," the directive targets critical capabilities to replenish heavily depleted munitions stockpiles.
- The surge comes amid severe strain on air defense inventories due to ongoing conflict with Iran. According to an analysis by the Center for Strategic and International Studies , U.S. stockpiles of Patriot interceptors have dropped by over 65% , while THAAD interceptor stocks have fallen by roughly 38%.
- Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell confirmed the authenticity of the memo, stating that the initiative aligns with efforts to rebuild the defense industrial base and will directly inform the fiscal year 2028 defense budget submission.
- The directive follows pushback from President Donald Trump, who publicly rejected reports of weapons shortages on Truth Social, insisting the U.S. has "massive amounts" of munitions being actively manufactured and delivered.
- Efforts to ramp up procurement face legislative headwinds, as a defense spending bill remains stalled in Congress over disagreements regarding White House requests to raise Pentagon funding to $1.5 trillion.
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He noted in a statement that the department was actively focusing on increasing the procurement of ammunition, in order to provide “the weapons that our fighters need at the pace that the threat demands.” Recent fighting against Iran consumed even more of the already reduced reserves of the armed forces of advanced missile interceptors, such as the Patriot and THAAD.
The U.S. Department of Defense has apparently called on representatives of the armaments industry to increase the production and supply of weapons.
According to experts, the US arms reserve is dwindling due to the Iran war. The Ministry of Defense is now calling for a rapid increase in production from the domestic armaments industry. In just three weeks, the companies are to present appropriate plans.
The Pentagon has called on representatives of the U.S. military industry to rapidly increase the production and delivery of weapons, reports the Washington Post and the U.S. broadcaster CNN agreeing on a statement from a ministry representative...
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