Milley: US has long way to go to build munitions stockpile
Mar 29, 2023 · WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military “has a long ways to go” to beef up its munitions stockpiles and ensure the country is ready for any large-scale war, the top U.S. military officer told Congress on Wednesday. Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the war in Ukraine has underscored the heavy use of munitions ...
To rebuild America's arsenal, rehabilitate the National Defense ...
Feb 22, 2024 · A critical munitions reserve within the national stockpile would restore essential munitions stocks vital for maintaining air dominance, conducting interdiction operations, defending against...
U.S. Is Destroying the Last of Its Once-Vast Chemical Weapons …
Jul 6, 2023 · Decades behind its initial schedule, the dangerous job of eliminating the world’s only remaining declared stockpile of lethal chemical munitions will be completed as soon as Friday.
How long can U.S. weapons and ammunition stockpile last?
Dec 14, 2023 · The war in Ukraine, and to some extent Israel, have drained away U.S. weapons and ammunition stockpiles. Numerous studies have cited a shortage of shells, missiles and launch platforms, as well as whether the industrial supply chain and the military's own organic supply chain have the capacity to sustain the demand.
US eyes weapons stockpiles as concern grows about supporting …
Oct 11, 2023 · The US moved hundreds of thousands of munitions out of its reserves in Israel earlier this year as the US and its allies were searching the world for ammunition to provide to Ukraine, prompting...
NATO expected to raise munitions stockpile targets as war …
Feb 13, 2023 · The NATO official said the biggest shortfall are battle-decisive munitions ranging from 155 mm shells used in howitzers, to HIMARS missiles, and ammunition for air defence systems like IRIS-T,...
Supplier bottlenecks threaten US Navy effort to grow arms stockpiles
Feb 6, 2024 · It’s this nightmare scenario that’s driving the Navy to increase its stockpile of key munitions: the LRASM, the MK 48 heavyweight torpedo, the Standard Missile weapons and the Maritime Strike...
US, NATO weapons stockpile ‘dangerously low’: USAF General
Jul 12, 2023 · WASHINGTON — Amid a high tempo of arms transfers to Ukraine, the stockpile of US weapons and those of allies are getting “dangerously low,” the commander of US Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) said...
U.S. conducting analysis to ensure it has enough munitions stockpile …
Dec 6, 2022 · The United States military is studying the rate of munitions used in Russia's war in Ukraine to ensure that the Pentagon is accurately calculating the weapons it would need in case of any future...
Munitions put into focus as stockpiles dwindle - Financial Times
Jul 19, 2023 · Munitions put into focus as stockpiles dwindle. War in Ukraine, a fragile industrial base and slow procurement hamper supply. Supply strain: The Scranton Army Ammunition Plant in Pennsylvania is...