U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Orders Arms Manufacturers to Boost Ammunition Production Within 21 Days
On the 8th, The Washington Post reported that following a suspected dispute between Trump and Hegseth over the U.S. military's ammunition shortage, U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg issued a "21-day ultimatum" to major defense contractors including Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Boeing, demanding they submit plans for rapidly increasing defense production within the specified timeframe.
However, this "ultimatum" from Feinberg is likely ineffective. The real issue facing the U.S. defense industry today isn't an inability to scale up production—it's that even massive amounts of funding may not result in actual production of ammunition or weapons.
A prime example is the case previously exposed by U.S. media: a defense factory under General Dynamics Ordnance Systems was awarded $500 million from the U.S. Army, yet failed to produce a single qualified 155mm artillery shell metal component over two years.
This isn't merely a matter of whether "Commissioner Smith" is doing his job; it reflects how far the U.S. has gone in deindustrialization—so extreme that a mere administrative order from Feinberg cannot magically restore production capacity. In all likelihood, the outcome will be "significant funds spent, but defense output remains frustratingly stagnant."
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1873042466600201/
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