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WASHINGTON \u2014 The planes take off almost daily from Dover Air Force Base in Delaware \u2014 hulking C-17s loaded up with Javelins, Stingers, howitzers and other material being hustled to Eastern Europe to resupply Ukraine\u2019s military in its fight against Russia<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The game-changing impact of those arms is exactly what President Joe Biden hopes to spotlight as he visits a Lockheed Martin plant in Alabama on Tuesday that builds the portable Javelin anti-tank weapons that have played a crucial role in Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Biden\u2019s visit is also drawing attention to a growing concern as the war drags on: Can the U.S. sustain the cadence of shipping vast amounts of arms to Ukraine while maintaining the healthy stockpile it may need if a new conflict erupts with North Korea, Iran or elsewhere?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The U.S. already has provided about 7,000 Javelins, including some that were delivered during the Trump administration, about one-third of its stockpile, to Ukraine, according to an analysis by Mark Cancian, a senior adviser with the Center for Strategic and International Studies international security program. The Biden administration says it has committed to sending about 5,500 to Ukraine since the Russian invasion more than two months ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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U.S. Air Force Airman Megan Konsmo, from Tacoma, Wash., checks pallets of equipment ultimately bound for Ukraine in the Super Port of the 436th Aerial Port Squadron, Friday, April 29, 2022, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. President Joe Biden asked Congress on Thursday for $33 billion to bolster Ukraine’s fight against Russia, signaling a burgeoning and long-haul American commitment. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Analysts also estimate that the United States has sent about one-quarter of its stockpile of shoulder-fired Stinger missiles to Ukraine. Raytheon Technologies CEO Greg Hayes told investors last week during a quarterly call that his company, which makes the weapons system, wouldn\u2019t be able to ramp up production until next year due to parts shortages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCould this be a problem? The short answer is, \u2018Probably, yes,\u2019\u201d said Cancian, a retired Marine colonel and former government specialist on Pentagon budget strategy, war funding and procurement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said that Stingers and Javelins were where \u201cwe\u2019re seeing the most significant inventory issues,\u201d and production of both weapons systems has been limited in recent years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Russian invasion offers the U.S. and European defense industry a big opportunity to bolster profits as lawmakers from Washington to Warsaw are primed to increase defense spending in response to Russian aggression. Defense contractors, however, face the same supply chain and labor shortage challenges that other manufacturers are facing, along with some others that are specific to the industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Military spending by the U.S. and around the world was rising even before Russia\u2019s Feb. 24 invasion<\/a>. Biden\u2019s proposed 2023 budget sought $773 billion for the Pentagon, an annual increase of about 4%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cody Brown, right, with the 436th Aerial Port Squadron, checks pallets of 155 mm shells ultimately bound for Ukraine, Friday, April 29, 2022, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. President Joe Biden asked Congress on Thursday for $33 billion to bolster Ukraine’s fight against Russia, signaling a burgeoning and long-haul American commitment. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Globally, total military spending rose 0.7% to more than $2 trillion for the first time in 2021, according to an April report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Russia ranked fifth, as its spending on weapons increased ahead of its invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The war will mean increased sales for some defense contractors, including Raytheon, which makes the Stinger missiles Ukrainian troops have used to knock out Russian aircraft. The company is also part of a joint venture with Lockheed Martin that makes the Javelins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Biden will visit Lockheed Martin\u2019s facility in Troy, Ala., which has the capacity to manufacture about 2,100 Javelins per year. The trip comes as he presses Congress to quickly approve his request<\/a> for an additional $33 billion in security and economic assistance for Kyiv, Western allies and restocking weapons the U.S. has sent to those countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Monday he hoped quick bipartisan agreement on the security package could be reached so the Senate could begin considering it \u201cas early as next week.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The president is expected to use his remarks to highlight the importance of the Javelins and other U.S. weaponry in helping Ukraine\u2019s military put up a vigorous fight as he makes the case to keep security and economic assistance flowing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A White House official, who was not authorized to comment publicly and requested anonymity, said the Pentagon is working with defense contractors \u201cto evaluate the health of weapons systems\u2019 production lines and examine bottlenecks in every component and step of the manufacturing process.\u201d The administration is also considering a range of options, if needed, to boost production of both Javelins and Stingers, the official said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said Monday that America\u2019s military readiness is not dependent on one system, such as the Javelin. He said that every time the Pentagon develops a package of weapons to send to Ukraine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the department assesses the broader impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Airmen push over 8,000 pounds of 155 mm shells ultimately bound for Ukraine on to a C-17 aircraft for transport, Friday, April 29, 2022, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. President Joe Biden asked Congress on Thursday for $33 billion to bolster Ukraine’s fight against Russia, signaling a burgeoning and long-haul American commitment . (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not about counting say Javelins and being able to say that when you reach a certain level then all your readiness is gone,\u201d Kirby said. \u201cThe Javelin is an anti-armor capability, so we judge it all as a conglomerate of what\u2019s our ability to meet this particular mission set, realizing that a Javelin isn\u2019t the only capability you have against armor.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cancian, the former government specialist on defense budget strategy, said the fact that Stingers and Javelins were not included in the most recent tranche of weapons the Biden administration announced it was sending to Ukraine could be a sign that Pentagon officials are mindful about inventory as they conduct contingency planning for other possible conflicts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no question that whatever war plan they\u2019re looking at there is risk associated with the depleting levels of Stingers and Javelins, and I\u2019m sure that they\u2019re having that discussion at the Pentagon,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The U.S. military effort to move weaponry to Eastern Europe for Ukraine\u2019s fight has been Herculean. From Dover Air Base in Delaware, U.S. airmen have carried out nearly 70 missions to deliver some 7 million pounds of Javelins, Stingers, 155mm howitzers, helmets and other essentials to Eastern Europe since February. Col. Matt Husemann, commander of the 436th Airlift Wing, described the mission as a \u201cwhole of government approach that\u2019s delivering hope.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is awesome,\u201d said Husemann, after providing AP with a recent tour of the airlift operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lightweight but lethal Javelin has helped the Ukrainians inflict major damage on Russia\u2019s larger and better-equipped military. As a result, the weapon has gained almost mythic regard, celebrated with a Javelin song and images of Mary Magdalene carrying a Javelin becoming a meme in Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lockheed Martin CEO James Taiclet said in a recent CNBC interview that demand for the Javelin and other weapon systems would increase broadly over time because of the Russian invasion. He said the company was working \u201cto get our supply chain ramped up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have the ability to meet current production demands, are investing in increased capacity and are exploring ways to further increase production as needed,\u201d Lockheed Martin said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pentagon officials recently sat down with some of the leading defense contractors, including Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Boeing, General Dynamics, BAE Systems and Northrop Grumman to discuss efforts to ramp up production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The big defense contractors face some serious challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Raytheon, for example, can\u2019t simply crank out Stingers to replace the 1,400 that the U.S. sent to Ukraine. Hayes, the Raytheon CEO, said in a recent conference call with analysts that the company has only limited supplies of components to make the missile. Only one undisclosed country has been buying them in recent years, and the Pentagon hasn\u2019t bought any new ones in nearly 20 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sanctions further complicate the picture. Companies must find new sources of important raw materials such as titanium, a crucial component in aerospace manufacturing that is produced in Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Concerns about the Stinger stockpile have been raised by House Armed Services Committee chairman Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., and the top Republican on the committee, Rep. Mike Rogers of Alabama. The two in March wrote to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley, describing the stockpile issue as one of \u201curgency.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rogers said he remains concerned that the matter hasn\u2019t been properly addressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been asking the DoD for almost two months for a plan to replenish our Stinger stockpile as well as our Javelin launch units,\u201d Rogers said. \u201cI worry that without a readily available replacement or fully active production lines, we could leave Ukraine and our NATO allies in a vulnerable position.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reeves reported from Birmingham, Ala., and Huff from Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. Associated Press writers Lolita C. Baldor and Alan Fram in Washington contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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