Pentagon tells defense execs to submit plans in 3 weeks to boost weapons production dramatically. ‘Years-long development cycles are not acceptable’

The memo comes as recent fighting with Iran used up more of the U.S. military’s already diminished stockpiles of advanced missile interceptors.

Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg wrote that industry leaders had 21 days to present plans to “drive significantly faster, more aggressive delivery schedules and/or increased production."

Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell, however, insisted that the move was part of a larger modernisation effort which predated the Iran conflict.

Fighting with Iran has used up more of the US military's already diminished stockpiles of advanced missile interceptors.

Report: Pentagon Presses U.S. Arms Makers to Boost Production Amid Iran War Shortages  Haaretz

After heavy depletion of missile stocks, Pentagon asks defence firms to ramp up weapons production. Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth (AP image)The US Pentagon has asked defence companies to urgently accelerate weapons production and deliveries as Washington faces growing pressure to replenish critical munitions depleted duri

Pentagon Pushes Defense Companies To Boost Weapons Production After Concerns Of Depleted Stocks  HuffPost

The Pentagon is pressing the U.S. defense industry to accelerate production of weapons to help replenish its diminished stockpile of munitions, including those depleted in the ongoing war with Iran

Pentagon pushes defense companies to boost weapons production after concerns of depleted stocks  AP News

The munitions shortage reportedly prompted President Trump to chew out Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last week at Camp David

Trump has denied the US is running low on munitions, warning of punishment for those who say there’s a shortage.

The Pentagon’s No. 2 official asked major US defense companies to accelerate efforts to produce and deliver key weapons systems amid new concerns about shortages and gaps exacerbated by the Iran war.

Defense officials are pressuring military contractors to produce munitions "significantly faster" to replenish the country's dwindling arsenal.

Pentagon orders arms production surge as Israeli-US war on Iran depletes missiles The Pentagon has ordered US arms manufacturers to accelerate weapons production as the Israeli-US war on Iran depletes American munition stockpiles. In a memo obtained by The Washington Post, Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg

The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) think tank has claimed that joint procurement with allies on equipment and munitions could save billions of pounds.