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Navy Sees Strain on Munitions Supply After Red Sea Operations; Officials Seek Cheaper Counter‑UAS Options
Summary
Navy leaders told the House Appropriations subcommittee that high expenditure of missiles in the Red Sea and other operations has strained the munitions industrial base, and described steps to increase production of key weapons while experimenting with lower‑cost defeat mechanisms for drones and missiles.
Navy leaders told the House Appropriations subcommittee that sustained operations in the Red Sea have increased ordnance demand and highlighted gaps in the munitions industrial base.
Admiral John Kilby said the Navy is investing to increase production of precision long‑range munitions used against near‑peer threats, naming Tomahawk, LRASM, SM‑6 and heavyweight torpedoes among items it needs to ramp up. "We need to increase production on" those munitions, Kilby said.
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