Pentagon wants defence industry to ramp up arms production: US media
dpaWashingtonThe Pentagon has called on the US defence industry to rapidly ramp up the production and delivery of weapons, media outlets reported on Sunday.The Washington Post and...
The Pentagon has urged the US defence industry to swiftly increase the production and delivery of weapons, according to reports from the Washington Post and CNN. Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg addressed this call in a memo sent to industry representatives on Wednesday, which CNN and the Washington Post confirmed to be authentic. The memo set a deadline of no more than three weeks for the industry to submit proposals for faster delivery times or increased production of critical capabilities.
Feinberg expressed frustration with the current development cycles that can take years, stating they are "unacceptable." The Pentagon has been striving to transform the speed, capacity, and effectiveness of the US defense industry since the arrival of Pete Hegseth as defense secretary, a focus that Hegseth's deputy, Feinberg, is also working towards. The memo emphasized that directly collaborating with industry leaders to accelerate production is not new.
As a result of the ongoing war with Iran, the US military has reported dwindling stocks of critical weapons. According to the Centre for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS), the US had approximately 830 Patriot defence missiles at the end of July, down from over 2,300 before the conflict. Similarly, the THAAD interceptor missile count dropped from 452 to as few as 278 by the end of July.
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