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  "id": 355051,
  "title": "Report: Pentagon presses U.S. arms makers to boost production amid Iran war shortages",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/report-pentagon-presses-u-s-arms-makers-to-boost-production-amid-iran",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-09T07:15:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Haaretz",
    "slug": "haaretz",
    "url": "https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/2026-08-09/ty-article/report-pentagon-presses-arms-makers-to-boost-production-amid-iran-war-shortages/0000019f-e51c-d86b-a59f-e53e1fcb0000"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "According to The Washington Post, Deputy Defense Secretary Feinberg instructed manufacturers to 'dramatically accelerate' delivery timelines and increase production for systems the department considers critical. Deals were already signed with Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Fortune",
        "title": "GOP senators look to pass Trump’s voting bill as part of a budget package that funds the Iran war and Pentagon after recess",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/gop-senators-look-to-pass-trumps-voting-bill-as-part-of-a-budget",
        "published": "2026-08-08T14:34:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Pentagon orders arms production surge as Israeli-US war on Iran depletes missiles",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/pentagon-orders-arms-production-surge-as-israeli-us-war-on-iran",
        "published": "2026-08-08T22:04:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "Pentagon said to ask US arms firms to speed up output as Iran war exhausts supply",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/pentagon-said-to-ask-us-arms-firms-to-speed-up-output-as-iran-war",
        "published": "2026-08-08T22:52:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Pentagon asks defence firms to ramp up weapons production as Iran war drains stockpile",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/pentagon-asks-defence-firms-to-ramp-up-weapons-production-as-iran-war",
        "published": "2026-08-09T03:32:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Pentagon pushes US defense industry for weapons' production amid depleting arms stockpiles, Iran war",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/pentagon-pushes-us-defense-industry-for-weapons-production-amid",
        "published": "2026-08-09T08:08:14.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}