The Pentagon told industry leaders to "drive significantly faster, more aggressive delivery schedules and/or increased production for critical capabilities." Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg said contractors have 21 days to submit plans on how they plan to achieve that. File Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Sunderman/U.S. Navy
Aug. 8 (UPI) -- The Defense Department is pressuring U.S. military contractors to produce weapons and munitions "significantly faster" as the country's stockpile dwindles due to the Iran war, it was reported Saturday.
In a memo obtained by The Washington Post, the Pentagon told industry leaders to "drive significantly faster, more aggressive delivery schedules and/or increased production for critical capabilities."
Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg said contractors have 21 days to submit plans on how they plan to achieve that.
"Years-long development cycles are not acceptable," Feinberg wrote in the Wednesday memo obtained by The Post. "We must dramatically accelerate our program schedules and expand our production capacity now."
