Defence contractors are spending billions to build factories and increase production to stock America’s nearly bare cupboard of highly engineered missiles.
But those efforts haven’t translated into real gains yet, leaving the US and allies with depleted stocks of important weapons while it fights Iran. Most of the new missiles will arrive too late for any conflict in the next couple of years.
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A host of factors are driving the frustration—and raising national security concerns. After Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, government officials and weapons suppliers pledged to create a surge in production, but supply didn’t keep up with demand.