Pentagon urges faster US weapons production amid stockpile concerns
- US defence industry pressed to boost output as munitions shortages raise security concerns amid Middle East tensions.
- The Pentagon has called on the United States defence industry to accelerate production of weapons to help replenish its diminished stockpile of munitions, including those depleted in the ongoing war with Iran.
- Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in a statement on Saturday that the department was actively focused on boosting munitions acquisitions to provide “the weapons our warfighters need at the pace the threat demands”.
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- US defence industry pressed to boost output as munitions shortages raise security concerns amid Middle East tensions.
- The Pentagon has called on the United States defence industry to accelerate production of weapons to help replenish its diminished stockpile of munitions, including those depleted in the ongoing war with Iran.
- Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in a statement on Saturday that the department was actively focused on boosting munitions acquisitions to provide “the weapons our warfighters need at the pace the threat demands”.
Sources: Al Jazeera