DoD officials and outside experts have been wringing their hands for the past year over the state of the US supply chain for solid rocket motor technology, as stocks of munitions and missile systems reliant on SRMs — such as the Army’s Javelin shoulder-mounted anti-tank weapon, Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS), and Stinger missiles — have been depleted by sales to Kiev.
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“So we don’t have nearly what we had at the heart of the Cold War. Now you add that we’re giving a lot of munitions away to the Ukrainians — which I think is exactly what we need to do — but now we’re getting dangerously low and sometimes, in some cases even too low that we don’t have enough,” said Gen. James Hecker.
By Michael Marrow Raytheon executives said they see improvement for components like electronics, though shortages continue for castings, rocket motors and other key parts.
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In the meantime, the service is embarking on a plan to refurbish 1,200 legacy Stinger missiles.
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“That’s what Ukraine has proved. It really is important not only to have that deterrence capability, but to be able to have enough quantities. Because as we saw, stores get depleted very quickly,” Wes Kremer, president of Raytheon Missiles & Defense, said.
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By Andrew Eversden A top Marine Corps officer said the service has provided about 1,000 Javelins and 1,000 Stinger missiles to Ukraine so far.
By Justin Katz
“We are actively negotiating right now — the Army is — for Stinger and related components, and that’s ongoing,” said Bill LaPlante, the Pentagon’s top acquisition official, in wake of US sending thousands of weapons to Ukraine.
By Valerie Insinna
“Unfortunately, DoD hasn’t bought a Stinger in about 18 years. Some of components are no longer commercially available, and so we’re going to have to go out and redesign some of the electronics in the missile of the seeker head,” Raytheon CEO Greg Hayes said.
By Valerie Insinna
“This new package of assistance will contain many of the highly effective weapons systems we have already provided and new capabilities tailored to the wider assault we expect Russia to launch in eastern Ukraine,” President Joe Biden said.
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“There are some very specific issues with regard to Stinger and some obsolescence issues that we have to overcome,” Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said Tuesday. “That’s because we in the US, we’re focusing ourselves forward on new capability.”
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Developing a new Stinger replacement will add unnecessary costs to taxpayers and likely deliver far later than the capability is needed, warns POGO’s Dan Grazier.
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