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U.S. Ramps Up Munitions Production Amid Shortage Fears

  • The United States is working to overhaul its acquisition of certain high-end munitions which experts fear would be depleted in the event of a war with China.
  • U.S. Army officials are in the process of ramping up production to overcome challenges associated with replenishing domestic stockpiles of munitions that were either sold to Ukraine or which would be needed for a fight in the Indo-Pacific, according to Assistant Secretary of the Army Douglas Bush.
  • Bush said that the Army is “now in execution mode,” ramping up production to refill quickly draining stockpiles, but that production timelines for many munitions were complicated by complex supply chains and security requirements.
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