Pentagon Watchdog Records F-35A’s First Combat Damage, $33.4 Billion Cost
A Pentagon watchdog’s initial accounting of the Iran conflict puts U.S. military costs at $33.4 billion through June 30 and…
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U.S. Has Under 830 Patriot and 280 THAAD Missiles, Rebuild Takes Years
Money can authorize more missiles, but it cannot make propulsion systems, specialized components and trained production workers appear immediately. 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…
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…
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…