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Pentagon pushes defense companies to boost weapons production after concerns of depleted stocks
Feinberg told contractors to submit faster production plans within 21 days as depleted missile stocks and long delivery times strain U.S. readiness, officials 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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The US's arms reserves are dwindling as a result of the war against Iran. The Department of Defense is now calling on the armaments industry to accelerate production.
·Germany
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U.S. media recently repeatedly pointed out dwindling weapons reserves as a result of the Iran war. Trump rejected this.
·Vienna, Austria
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Pentagon pushes arms makers to boost output as Iran war drains stocks – WaPo
The Department of War has given defense contractors until late August to propose “significantly faster” delivery schedules, according to a memo seen by US media The Pentagon is pressing US arms makers to accelerate production as the ongoing war with Iran depletes critical weapons stockpiles, the Washington Post reported on Saturday, citing a Department of...
Pentagon Calls Industry to Produce Faster Weapons
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