Pentagon Presses Industry to Expand Missile Interceptor Production Written 12 August 2026

Space News reports, “The Pentagon is pressing defense contractors to increase production of missile interceptors as recent conflicts expose a longstanding weakness in U.S. air and missile defense: inventories of the most capable weapons can be depleted faster than industry can replace them. Army leaders say increasing production is only part of the answer.”
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