Top arms suppliers to meet at White House as strikes on Iran diminish stockpiles
India Today
The Donald Trump administration plans to meet with executives from the biggest US defence contractors at the White House on Friday to discuss accelerating weapons production amid ongoing Iran conflict.
The Trump administration plans to meet with executives from the biggest US defence contractors at the White House on Friday to discuss accelerating weapons production, as the Pentagon works to replenish supplies after strikes on Iran and several other recent military efforts, five people familiar with the plan told Reuters.
Companies including Lockheed Martin and Raytheon parent, along with other key suppliers, have been invited to attend the meeting, the people said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the discussions are private.
The meeting underscores the urgency felt in Washington to shore up weapons stocks after the Iran operation drew heavily on munitions. Since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022 and Israel began military operations in Gaza, the US has drawn down billions of dollars' worth of weapons stockpiles, including artillery systems, ammunition and anti-tank missiles. The conflict in Iran has consumed longer-range missiles than those furnished to Kyiv.
At least one of the people said the gathering was expected to centre on pressing weapons makers to move faster to boost output.Lockheed, the Pentagon and White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment. RTX declined to comment. In a social media post Monday, Trump said there was a "virtually unlimited supply" of US munitions and that "wars can be fought forever and very successfully, using just these supplies."
The White House meeting comes as Deputy Defence Secretary Steve Feinberg has been leading Pentagon work in recent days on a supplemental budget request of around USD 50 billion that could be released as soon as Friday, one of the people said. The new money would pay for replacing the weapons used in recent conflicts, including those in the Middle East. The figure is preliminary and could change.
The push to boost production has intensified following US military strikes on Iran, where the US deployed Tomahawk cruise missiles, F-35 stealth fighters and low-cost one-way attack drones on Saturday.
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