US ammunition supplies dwindle as Ukraine war drains stockpiles

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https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2022/10/8/ukraine-blog-4

US ammunition supplies dwindle as Ukraine war drains stockpiles: Analysis

The United States will soon be unable to provide Ukraine with certain types of ammunition essential to Kyiv’s battle against Russia’s invasion, as supplies are being used up faster than they can be replaced.

Washington has become by far the largest supplier of arms to Ukraine since Russia launched the invasion on February 24, with more than $16.8bn in military assistance provided since that date.

But US stockpiles of some equipment are “reaching the minimum levels needed for war plans and training,” and restocking to pre-invasion levels could take years, Mark Cancian of the Center for Strategic and International Studies wrote in a recent analysis.

Washington is “learning lessons” from the conflict about ammunition needs in a great power war, which are “far greater” than expected, a US military official acknowledged on condition of anonymity, according to the AFP news agency.

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Federal/Vista is putting out millions of rounds per day and still they struggle to keep it flowing.

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Federal/Vista is putting out millions of rounds per day and still they struggle to keep it flowing.

Crank up the War Machine!