Wittman calls on DOD to create 'sustainable demand' in munitions manufacturing

By Dan Schere / March 18, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA), the vice chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, called on the Pentagon today to create a more "sustainable demand" when it comes to munitions manufacturing, as part of its weapons modernization push. Wittman, speaking at the annual McAleese & Associates defense conference in Arlington, VA, said the United States must rebuild its munitions and missile stockpile, and that due to sending munitions overseas, “we’re in a pretty precarious position with what we have to do...

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