U.S. Says Munitions Remain Ample After Six Months, but Gives No Inventory Totals
The United States says it still has large munitions supplies after six months of war with Iran, but the public…
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America Makes Selects 25 Teams to Standardize Metal Additive Supplier Qualification
A repeatable metal additive manufacturing process requires more than a capable machine. Production managers must control the process, document how…
Patriot Missile Demand Outruns Production as U.S. Inventory Estimate Falls to 800
Patriot interceptors are being consumed faster than RTX and Lockheed Martin can replace them. The two manufacturers have collectively produced…
Patriot and Terminal High Altitude Area Defense Restock Could Take Over Three Years
Restoring U.S. Patriot and Terminal High Altitude Area Defense interceptor inventories to their pre-war levels could take slightly more than…
NATO Says 900 Patriot Interceptors Cannot Fix Its Air-Defense Capacity Gap
NATO’s transformation commander said after the alliance’s early-July 2026 summit in Ankara that 900 planned Patriot interceptors will not resolve…