{"id":2492348,"date":"2025-09-29T10:08:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T14:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pentagon-races-to-double-or-even-quadruple-missile-production-with-eye-toward-china-report\/"},"modified":"2025-09-29T10:11:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T14:11:55","slug":"pentagon-races-to-double-or-even-quadruple-missile-production-with-eye-toward-china-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pentagon-races-to-double-or-even-quadruple-missile-production-with-eye-toward-china-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Pentagon Races to &#8216;Double or Even Quadruple&#8217; Missile Production with Eye Toward China: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpentagon-races-to-double-or-even-quadruple-missile-production-with-eye-toward-china-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2492348&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The U.S. federal government, anticipating a potential conflict wiht China, is significantly increasing its missile production efforts. Defense contractors have been urged to double or even quadruple the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/living-through-a-socialist-collapse-an-insiders-account-of-venezuelas-demise\/\" title=\"Living Through A Socialist Collapse: An Insider\u2019s Account Of Venezuela\u2019s Demise\">production rates<\/a> of key weapons, including Patriot interceptors, Long Range Anti-ship Missiles, Standard Missile-6, Precision Strike Missiles, and Joint Air-Surface Standoff Missiles-collectively called the &#8220;Deadly Dozen.&#8221; This push began in June, with Pentagon leadership stressing urgency and requesting contractors raise output by 2.5 times within two years. <\/p>\n<p>Challenges include the lengthy manufacturing process for complex missiles and the need for upfront government funding and contracts to spur production. Defense industry leaders like Raytheon have called for strong financial commitments to ramp up manufacturing. Concerns about the military supply chain&#8217;s responsiveness have grown, especially following experiences in Ukraine and the depletion of stockpiles due to recent conflicts.<\/p>\n<p>The Pentagon has made large contracts,such as Lockheed Martin&#8217;s nearly $10 billion deal to produce 2,000 PAC-3 missiles and record purchases of Raytheon&#8217;s AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles. Upgrades and expansions of production facilities have been initiated to meet demand. Additionally, the Pentagon is shifting funds to replenish munitions used in recent operations, reflecting the urgency to prepare for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-prepares-for-counterstrike-after-iran-retaliates-its-going-to-get-ugly\/\" title=\"Israel is gearing up for a response following Iran&#039;s retaliation. Tensions are rising\">potential military confrontations<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>No one is yet calling it a wartime production schedule, but the potential of a conflict with China is driving the federal government to increase its missile stockpile.<\/p>\n<p>Defense contractors are being asked to double or quadruple production rates, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/national-security\/pentagon-pushes-to-double-missile-production-for-potential-china-conflict-ee153ad3?st=Sb6rKw&amp;reflink=desktopweb_permalink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a>, citing sources it did not name.<\/p>\n<p>The Pentagon is focused upon a Deadly Dozen weapons it would need in a war with China, including Patriot interceptors, Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles, the Standard Missile-6, Precision Strike Missiles, and Joint Air-Surface Standoff Missiles.<\/p>\n<p>Given that some missiles can take up to two years to bring together from parts to product, the Trump administration&rsquo;s efforts appear aimed at the potential for the strained relations between the United States and China to utterly fray.<\/p>\n<p>Efforts began in June, when Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/naked-partisanship-and-influence-peddling-conservatives-blast-bidens-nominee-to-head-omb\/\" title=\"\u2018Naked Partisanship And Influence Peddling\u2019: Conservatives Blast Biden\u2019s Nominee To Head OMB\">defense contractors<\/a> to the Pentagon to infuse suppliers with a sense of urgency. At that time, contractors were asked to increase their production rate 2.5 times over the next two years.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Since then, Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg is a driving force in the Munitions Acceleration Council, making weekly calls for progress reports.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/topics\/person\/donald-trump\">Trump<\/a> and Secretary Hegseth are exploring extraordinary avenues to expand our military might and accelerate the production of munitions,&rdquo; Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said. &ldquo;This effort has been a collaboration between defense industry leaders and senior Pentagon officials.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The logistics of making complex weapons are an impediment to the kind of fast ramp-up America accomplished in World War II.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Companies don&rsquo;t build these things on spec,&rdquo; Tom Karako, a munitions expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said. &ldquo;You wait for the government to put them on contract. There needs to be an expression of support with money. It can&rsquo;t just be words.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Christopher Calio, the CEO of RTX, the parent company of defense contractor Raytheon, wrote to the Pentagon in July saying Raytheon needs cash and a commitment to ramp up production.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Signaling the demand strength of these critical munitions to the supply base with Program of Record extensions&hellip; and funding to support is required,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Concerns about the military supply chain have been raised since 2023, when Biden-era Undersecretary of Defense Bill LaPlante said the sector was insufficiently responsive.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The current conflict in Ukraine has been a wake-up call,&rdquo; he said then. &ldquo;We&rsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >ve allowed production lines<\/a> to go cold, watched as parts became obsolete and seen sub-tier suppliers consolidate or go out of business entirely.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Army in September awarded Lockheed almost $10 billion to make some 2,000 PAC-3 missiles from fiscal year 2024 to 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The Pentagon wants that same amount of Patriot missiles each year, representing a quadrupling of the current rate. Boeing has responded by upgrading facilities to make a part for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-confirms-kathleen-hicks-as-deputy-defense-secretary\/\" title=\"Senate Confirms Kathleen Hicks as Deputy Defense Secretary\">missiles called<\/a> a seeker, the lack of which had been limiting production.<\/p>\n<p>In August, the Pentagon made a record $3.5 billion purchase of missiles from Raytheon for AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles, which cost about $1 million each, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twz.com\/air\/biggest-aim-120-amraam-order-ever-just-signed-by-pentagon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The War Zone<\/a>. The missiles are used by the U.S. and its allies. Attacks on Houthi drones and protecting Israel were factors in the depletion of existing stockpiles.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, the Pentagon responded to shortages by seeking to shift about $123 million into weapons programs to replace ordnance used to target Iran&rsquo;s nuclear facilities, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twz.com\/air\/pentagon-moves-to-replace-weapons-it-used-in-operation-midnight-hammer-that-struck-irans-nuclear-facilities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The War Zone<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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