„Brussels is studying how European governments can sell weapons as easily as the Americans do. In the wake of the Ukraine war, EU governments have significantly boosted military spending — but the juicy arms deals have often gone to U.S. defense contractors at the expense of European companies. In order to claw back the initiative, the European Commission is raising the prospect of copying the U.S. Foreign Military Sales (FMS) scheme — a system where the Pentagon does the heavy lifting in securing arms sales by using the combined muscle of America's industrial might and the political advantages of ties with Washington.“ https://lnkd.in/eW-x7UBt
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Excellent/disturbing analysis by Seth Jones at CSIS. Some low-lights: - "According to the results of a series of CSIS war games, the United States would likely run out of some munitions—such as long-range, precision-guided munitions. ... in less than one week in a Taiwan Strait conflict." - "The war in Ukraine is a stark reminder that any protracted conflict today is likely to be an industrial war. ... The war in Ukraine has exposed serious deficiencies in the current U.S. defense industrial base." - "Long-Range Anti-Ship Missiles would be particularly useful because of their ability to strike Chinese naval forces from outside the range of Chinese air defenses. ... in every iteration of the war game, the United States expended its inventory of Long-Range Anti-Ship Missiles within the first week of the conflict ... It takes nearly two years to produce a Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile" - Things are not better for our allies: "U.S. lieutenant general (ret.) Ben Hodges, former commanding general of U.S. Army Europe, remarked that “in about eight days of exercise, every bit of important ammunition in the British Army’s inventory was expended.” "The Foreign Military Sales program is a form of security assistance in which the United States can sell defense articles and services to foreign countries. ... Currently, however, the U.S. Foreign Military Sales system takes too long. The system is not designed for today’s competitive environment" Lisa Munde William R. Cahill Gary Lehmann Charles W. Hooper Robert du Mont Anthony Cowden David Dinger Jonathan Acuff #militaryinnovation #usmilitary #taiwan #indopacific #ukrainerussiawar #usnavy
The U.S. Industrial Base Is Not Prepared for a Possible Conflict with China
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The U.S. Defense Department shares concern about China's military activities in the Indo-Pacific region. There is a significant increase in risky behaviors by the Chinese military. Check out this news article 👉 #ChinaMilitaryPower #MarineInsight
Pentagon Calls Out Chinese Military’s Sharp Increase in Coercive & Risky Behaviour in Asia Pacific
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