Defense program director at the Center for a New American Security, Stacy Pettijohn, announced on April 4 a significant shortage of anti-ship cruise missiles in US Department of Defense warehouses, according to Air & Space Forces magazine. . .
“I think one of the most noticeable gaps in our portfolio is anti-ship weapons, especially air-launched weapons, and LRASM is particularly important as it gives you the ability to strike from a standstill.”she said.
Pettyjohn pointed out that for a long time the United States did not invest the necessary resources in the production of weapons to destroy ships.
“You really need to put resources into this”she added.
Earlier, the US think tank for strategic and international studies (CSIS) published a report on the results of the Chinese invasion of Taiwan during the war game it developed.
Simulations of a Chinese attack have shown that US stocks of AGM-158C LRASM anti-ship missiles and JASSM-ER precision air-to-surface cruise missiles will be quickly depleted in this conflict.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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