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Deputy Defense Secretary Orders 21-Day Production Plans for Key Systems

8/9/2026

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Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg gave defense firms 21 days to submit production plans.
The memo demands faster delivery of wide-area surveillance, air-defence sensors, interceptors and missile-tracking systems.
CSIS reports Patriot interceptors fell from 2,330 pre-war to 759-827, a drop of at least 65%.
President Donald Trump posted that the United States has massive munitions and is manufacturing and shipping large quantities as needed.

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Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg gave defense firms 21 days to submit production plans.
The memo demands faster delivery of wide-area surveillance, air-defence sensors, interceptors and missile-tracking systems.
CSIS reports Patriot interceptors fell from 2,330 pre-war to 759-827, a drop of at least 65%.
President Donald Trump posted that the United States has massive munitions and is manufacturing and shipping large quantities as needed.