US gov. shutdown delays over $5 bln in US arms exports to NATO: Axios
- The U.S. government shutdown has delayed over $5 billion in weapons exports to NATO allies and Ukraine, raising concerns about alliance readiness and strategic commitments.
- This situation affects shipments of AMRAAM missiles and HIMARS launchers for countries like Denmark and Poland.
- Furloughs at the State Department have reduced staffing to about 25%, disrupting the approval process under the Arms Export Control Act.
- A senior State Department official stated that the situation harms both allied capabilities and the U.S. industrial base's ability to deliver critical defense capabilities.
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The wave of layoffs that affected private factories in Serbia in the fall will also spread to the dedicated industry, and lists of workers who will be declared redundant in the arms factories are being drawn up, Ranka Savić, president of the Association of Free and Independent Trade Unions (ASNS), told N1.
Cases are on the rise: once again drones are reported on critical infrastructure in Belgium. In Ukraine, the fights are focused on the city of Pokrovsk. And the US shutdown has consequences for several NATO partners. More in the live ticker.
The United States has suspended arms supplies to NATO and Ukraine's allies because of the suspension of government funding (the Chatdown), and US Department of State officials are on unpaid leave, and Axios is writing about it.
Shutdown Delays $5B in US Weapons for NATO Allies
The government shutdown has frozen more than $5 billion in weapons exports intended for NATO allies and Ukraine, raising alarms over U.S. strategic commitments, alliance readiness, and the health of the domestic defense industrial base. A senior State Department official told Axios: "This is actually really harming both our allies and partners and U.S. industry to actually deliver a lot of these critical capabilities overseas." The affected ship…
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