Once again, you put faith in what the government is telling you through the media. You are the type of person the government will give a barcode to. 
Like I said, question everything haha. Would it be better if I believed everything Fox news tells us, or maybe trust my gut or something?
Here' an example. Consider this, "The United States military has used over
1,000 Tomahawk cruise missiles in its recent conflict with Iran."
"The U.S. inventory of Tomahawk cruise missiles is estimated to be roughly 3,000 to 3,100. This figure reflects a reduction from a pre-conflict baseline of about 4,000 to 4,500 following heavy expenditures in joint operations against Iran."
Don't forget, the US would want an inventory of lots of these in case something happens with China.
AI says this. If the production rate isn't increased it would take 10 years to replenish what has been used up in the Iran war if I'm counting correctly.
The U.S. currently produces approximately 90 to 100 Tomahawk missiles per year, but RTX (Raytheon) and the Pentagon have established a multi-year framework agreement to surge production to over 1,000 missiles annually
Current Production & Manufacturing CapacitySustainment Rate:
Historically, the production line was kept open at a minimum sustainment rate of just 90 missiles per year. For fiscal year 2026, Congress requested only 57 units.
Maximum Theoretical Output:
Without structural expansions, existing facilities cap out at roughly 600 missiles annually.
Lead Times: Manufacturing remains slow, with each missile requiring between 18 and 24 months to complete due to the complexity of its terrain-matching sensors and supply chain dependencies.To increase production you need more infrastructure.
Here's what AI says about the PAC 3 missiles which the Patriot system uses to shoot down drones and missiles. For each drone a missile they're fire at least 2 but often 4 or more. A PAC 3 cost between 4-5MN dollars, so up to 8MN or more to shoot down a 10K drone for example :DThey are completely ineffective against hypersonic missiles.
"The CSIS estimates that up to 61% of Patriot PAC-3 stockpiles were used up in six weeks of combat" Ukraine wants these desperately. But Israel is priority, the Gulf states, then Ukraine. Not to mention all the other countries not at war who have ordered them who now have to wait many years
Current Production Rate: The U.S. produces about 60 to 65 PAC-3 missiles per month. Across Lockheed Martin’s Camden, Arkansas facility, this equates to roughly 600–700 interceptors annually.
Planned Production Goals: Under a framework agreement with the Department of Defense, production is funded and scheduled to more than triple to 2,000 PAC-3 MSE interceptors per year by the end of 2030
You will say this is fake news, that there are secret manufacturing bases somewhere perhaps
