The Record Budgets and Missing Suppliers Shaping America’s Munitions Ramp
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from War on the Rocks · North America
The Pentagon is sending a record demand signal for munitions, but turning it into deliveries depends on suppliers several tiers below the primes, many of which disappeared over the last two decades. Marc Andersen (Army comptroller), Brandon Daniels (Exiger), and Joseph “Gus” Guastella (Voyager Technologies) join Jonathan in the studio. They debate whether China’s control of critical minerals could halt U.S. munitions production and discuss the Army’s strategic capital initiative, the Patriot production ramp, and the push for cheaper munitions.Image: Christine Mitch
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