US military pushes companies to ‘dramatically accelerate’ weapons production as Iran war burns through supply, memo says

With the Iran war draining U.S. weapons stockpiles, the Pentagon is reportedly leaning hard on defense companies to bump up production — and fast.

In a memo on Wednesday, Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg gave companies three weeks to lay out how they would “drive significantly faster, more aggressive delivery schedules and/or increased production for critical capabilities.”

“Years-long development cycles are not acceptable,” Feinberg added in the memo, which was obtained by The Washington Post . “We must dramatically accelerate our program schedules and expand our production capacity now.”

The Independent has contacted the Pentagon for comment.

The demands come after weapons manufacturers were reportedly summoned to the White House in July, where they were allegedly urged to lobby Congress to pass another round of budget funding.

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