Russia-Ukraine War

Russia-Ukraine War

 

Decline in American and European Arms Reserves, Decision to Increase Production during the Russia-Ukraine War

After the war in Russia and Ukraine weakened their arsenals, Western countries are pressuring their arms producers to increase production. According to the French Broadcasting Corporation, senior armament directors from allies have been invited to a meeting this week, according to US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. which aims to enhance Ukraine's arsenal and create a long-term plan for weapon deliveries to the country.

He stated that there would be discussions on how our defence industrial bases can best provide Ukrainian forces with these capabilities in the future at a conference of the Ukraine Contact Group, which consists of 50 nations supporting the war effort, at Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany. But they have the necessary equipment. According to Bill LaPlante, who oversees the Pentagon's acquisition of weapons, the conference will take place on September 28 in Brussels.

According to N, while NATO members do not all possess the same weaponry, such weapons are interchangeable, allowing members of the alliance to deploy weapons manufactured in one member state. used similar-quality armour and weapons to those used by Russia, but within a few months they ran out of supplies, especially crucial artillery and missile systems, and had to rely on NATO-standard weapons provided by Western allies.

The vast arsenal of weapons that these allies had stockpiled for self-defense was thus diminished. The need to boost this supply is now urgent. There was a 500 million euro announcement for joint purchasing. European Commissioner Thierry Breton warned that this would create a vulnerability by claiming that EU nations have exhausted their supplies of ammunition, light and heavy artillery, anti-aircraft and anti-tank defence systems, and even armoured vehicles and tanks. has been born

The United States, Ukraine's primary defence supplier, has committed to providing $15.2 billion worth of armaments since the war started, including Javelin anti-tank missiles, artillery, and shells compatible with NATO weapons. This situation demands quick intervention. Weaponry is offered.

While there is just one factory in the US that produces 155 mm artillery rounds, the Pentagon has given Ukraine around 800,000 of these rounds. Only 14,000 rounds are produced monthly at the General Dynamics facility in the US state of Pennsylvania.

"Our goals are to boost output to 36,000 rounds per month over the course of around three years," Bill LaPlante said. "However, that would increase the annual production to somewhat more than what Washington has been sending Ukraine for six months."

According to the article, the Pentagon wants partners to expand production to aid in stockpiling.Along with 624 million dollars for Stinger anti-aircraft missiles and 3 million dollars for Javelin anti-tank missiles, this also contains 364 million dollars for 250 thousand rounds of 155mm artillery ammunition from various armaments producers. 2.4 million dollars, plus millions more for other weaponry, ammo, and hardware for defence.

The decision, according to Joint Chiefs of Staff spokesperson Dave Butler, was reached with the benefit of US manufacturing capabilities but was not driven by them.