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Push to arm Ukraine putting strain on U.S. weapons stockpile

By B. FOX, A. MADHANI, may need if a new conflict weapons system, wouldn't The short answer is, 'Prob- strategy, war funding and
J. REEVES and D. HUFF erupts with North Korea, be able to ramp up pro- ably, yes,'" said Cancian, a procurement.
Associated Press Iran or elsewhere? duction until next year due retired Marine colonel and
WASHINGTON (AP) — The The U.S. already has pro- to parts shortages. former government spe- Continued on Page 2
planes take off almost daily vided about 7,000 Javelins, "Could this be a problem? cialist on Pentagon budget
from Dover Air Force Base including some that were
in Delaware — hulking C- delivered during the Trump
17s loaded up with Jave- administration, about one-
lins, Stingers, howitzers and third of its stockpile, to
other material being hus- Ukraine, according to an
tled to Eastern Europe to analysis by Mark Cancian,
resupply Ukraine's military in a senior adviser with the
its fight against Russia. Center for Strategic and
The game-changing im- International Studies inter-
pact of those arms is exact- national security program.
ly what President Joe Biden The Biden administration
hopes to spotlight as he vis- says it has committed to
its a Lockheed Martin plant sending about 5,500 to
in Alabama on Tuesday Ukraine since the Russian
that builds the portable invasion more than two
Javelin anti-tank weapons months ago.
that have played a crucial Analysts also estimate that
role in Ukraine. the United States has sent
But Biden's visit is also draw- about one-quarter of its
ing attention to a growing stockpile of shoulder-fired
concern as the war drags Stinger missiles to Ukraine.
on: Can the U.S. sustain Raytheon Technologies
the cadence of shipping CEO Greg Hayes told in-
vast amounts of arms to vestors last week during a
Ukraine while maintain- quarterly call that his com- Airmen push over 8,000 pounds of 155 mm shells on to a C-17 cargo aircraft for transport, ultimately
ing the healthy stockpile it pany, which makes the bound for Ukraine, Friday, April 29, 2022, at Dover Air Force Base, Del.
Associated Press