Missile defense munitions shortage for US military to continue until at least 2030 - TV

According to this TV channel, the defense contractor Lockheed Martin unveiled a plan to quadruple the annual production of the THAAD interceptor from 96 to 400 units.

New York, October 16. /TASS/. According to CBS News, the U.S. military is facing a critical shortage of missile defense munitions, and that shortage is expected to continue for another five years, according to several U.S. officials familiar with the matter.

According to the report, THAAD and Patriot missile inventories are expected to remain at very low levels through 2030 due to deployments to Ukraine and reduced arsenals in the Middle East. During the war with Iran, the US military has spent up to 61 percent of its stockpile of PAC-3 missiles and nearly 82 percent of its THAAD interceptors, while new contracts will take between 3.5 and 4.5 years to implement, the statement said.

According to CBS News, defense contractor Lockheed Martin unveiled a plan to quadruple annual production of the THAAD interceptor from 96 to 400 units. U.S. officials and industry experts estimate that even if additional ammunition is not used, it will take at least five years to replenish the stockpile by December 2025 due to limited production capacity.