US Should Place Multiyear Munitions Orders to Protect Supply, Pentagon Arms Chief Says
Meanwhile, service officials are working with Pentagon leaders on 18-month plans to supply Ukraine.
MARCUS WEISGERBER | SEPTEMBER 7, 2022 07:25 PM ET
PENTAGON INDUSTRY MISSILES ARMS
The U.S. Defense Department needs to sign long-term deals with manufacturers of the missiles and bombs heavily needed by U.S. forces and allies, the Pentagon’s top weapons buyer said Wednesday.
Multiyear contracts could persuade weapons makers to improve and expand their factories, said Bill LaPlante, defense undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment.
“What really matters is contracts,” LaPlante said at a conference sponsored by Defense News. “We buy munitions and many of these things in a single year.”
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