U.S. Fired 1,000 Tomahawks in 38 Days, Straining Missile Supplies
More than 1,000 Tomahawk cruise missiles in 38 days: That is the reported scale of U.S. expenditure during the war…
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Army Plans Three More Patriot Battalions, Implying Nearly $5.4 Billion Cost
$5.376 billion is the implied procurement cost of the U.S. Army’s planned three-battalion Patriot expansion. The calculation is straightforward: a…
Navy’s Next Generation of Submarine Builders Is Still in Middle School
The Navy’s submarine replacement challenge extends well beyond budgets and shipyard capacity. Its plans also depend on finding enough welders,…
Pentagon Watchdog Links $22.3 Billion Weapons Use to Munitions Shortfalls
About $22.3 billion in expended munitions is the central number in a new Pentagon watchdog assessment and it does not…
CBO Says $38 Billion Iran Conflict Could Leave Five-Year Missile Gap
$38 billion is the Congressional Budget Office’s estimate of U.S. military costs from combat operations against Iran through Aug. 1….
Pentagon Shift Puts Affordable Weapons Above 70% of Planned Units
The Pentagon’s munitions buildup is changing not only the quantity of weapons in the U.S. arsenal but also its composition….
Pentagon Shifts to Cheaper Mass-Produced Munitions as Premium Missile Output Lags
The Pentagon is planning a marked change in the composition of its arsenal: roughly 49 percent of the munitions requested…
Pentagon’s 21-Day Missile Directive Confronts Years-Long Production Schedules
The Pentagon has given U.S. weapons manufacturers 21 days to propose faster deliveries, higher production of critical missile capabilities or…
Pentagon’s $22.9 Billion Tomahawk Deal Targets 16-Fold Production Increase
The Pentagon has placed a large bet on time and predictability: a $22.9 billion Navy contract with Raytheon, an RTX…
Pentagon Gives Missile Makers 21 Days to Accelerate Critical Deliveries
The Pentagon has given U.S. defense manufacturers 21 days to propose faster deliveries or higher production of critical weapons. That…
U.S. Missile Supplies Tighten While New Production Plants Remain in Development
Some U.S. missile inventories are tightening after more than five months of conflict with Iran, but the production capacity intended…
U.S. Missile Stockpile Faces Years-Long Rebuild Despite New Production Deals
The U.S. defense department on July 27 announced two seven-year framework agreements with L3Harris and Lockheed Martin to expand propulsion…