@GRomePow 21 * 500= 10,500 missiles.
The US has only produced 45,000 Javelins since production began in the 1990's for all customers world wide.
It is 2022. The oldest stocks are over 20 years old and the US has a robust testing program randomly selecting missiles out of each production
The US has only produced 45,000 Javelins since production began in the 1990's for all customers world wide.
It is 2022. The oldest stocks are over 20 years old and the US has a robust testing program randomly selecting missiles out of each production
@GRomePow lot.
Missile solid fuel engines age out at 10 years and require a careful depot level engine replacement plus electronics refresh.
The US does this as a matter of course, Congressional budget permitting, but most FMS customers do not.
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Missile solid fuel engines age out at 10 years and require a careful depot level engine replacement plus electronics refresh.
The US does this as a matter of course, Congressional budget permitting, but most FMS customers do not.
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@GRomePow At most, 30,000 of that 45,000 are available somewhere in the world with about half being both in possession to the US military and available as warshot.
The US Army will not drain stocks from Indo-Pacific units, 18th Airborne Corps or the Stryker brigades.
That leaves the
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The US Army will not drain stocks from Indo-Pacific units, 18th Airborne Corps or the Stryker brigades.
That leaves the
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@GRomePow ...stocks of the US National Guard, the US Army heavy brigades with Bradley fighting vehicles and new production missiles available for transfer to Ukraine.
That isn't 10K Javelin missiles.
It will be a lot less.
That isn't 10K Javelin missiles.
It will be a lot less.
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