A top U.S. defense official said on Tuesday that the Pentagon would convene a classified meeting with the leaders of the biggest American military contractors on Wednesday to discuss stepped-up assistance to Ukraine. https://t.co/yulkXMVOak
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Politico: Pentagon scrambles to replenish weapons stocks sent to Ukraine
Lawmakers want the U.S. to make more missiles, but companies will wait until they have contracts before cranking up production.
The Pentagon is rushing to replace thousands of U.S.-made Javelin and Stinger missiles pulled from European and American stockpiles for use in Ukraine. But the multibillion-dollar effort is still waiting on the military and defense industry to figure out how to ramp up production quickly.
Congress has declared it’s all-in on the restocking effort, forking over $3.5 billion to the Pentagon this month alone as part of a $1.5 trillion government spending package. What’s still unclear is how and when the Pentagon will spend that money.
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WNU Editor: It looks like the spigot is going to be open for the Pentagon .... Pentagon Asks Top 8 U.S. Weapons Makers to Meet on Ukraine -Sources (Reuters). More here .... Pentagon Asks Top 8 US Arms Makers to Meet on Ukraine (Antiwar.com).
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