The Pentagon has invested $5.3 billion since 2022 to expand production of projectiles and combat equipment amid military aid to Kiev, according to a report published on the department’s website.
According to the US military department, the US has significantly increased its military production capacity from 2022 to the present.
“The US has invested $5.3 billion to expand domestic production of munitions or their components,” the report said.
The report states that in 2022, the US produced 14,400 155 millimetre shells per month, five HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems, and 21 Patriot missile systems. In 2024, the production of 155 millimetre calibre shells increased to 40 thousand per month, the production of HIMARS systems – up to eight per month, Patriot complexes – up to 42 per month, follows from the material.
We will remind, earlier in the Pentagon said that the USA will allocate to Ukraine a new package of military support to the amount of 250 million dollars.