Vance pushes back on report of stockpile concerns as US races to boost missile production

Vance pushes back on report of stockpile concerns as US races to boost missile production

Adm. Samuel Paparo told lawmakers it will take one to two years for contractors to scale up production capacity

A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor is launched from the Pacific Spaceport Complex in Kodiak, Alaska, during a test in July 2017. (Leah Garton/Missile Defense Agency/Reuters)

A U.S. Army Patriot missile launcher from the 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery Regiment is deployed in southeastern Poland on Sept. 4, 2024. (Capt. Leara Shumate/U.S. Army)

The USS Thomas Hudner fired a Tomahawk land attack missile in support of Operation Epic Fury at sea on March 1, 2026. The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer launched the strike as part of U.S. military operations targeting Iran. (U.S. Navy/Getty Images)

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