US fired 1k JASSM cruise missiles in 37 days. Lockheed makes 396 per year
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- The US has only 425 serviceable JASSM-ER cruise missiles left globally after firing over 1,000 and committing most of its stockpile to the Iran war.
- Tomahawk cruise missile supplies are also alarmingly low, with over 850 fired in 30 days, far exceeding production rates of about 90-100 per year.
- Williams International is a sole-source engine supplier for JASSM-ER, Tomahawk, ALCM, and Harpoon variants, creating a production bottleneck.
- JASSM-ER production is limited to 396 per year, requiring 4.7 years to replenish the missiles used in the Iran war, even with planned expansions.
- The depletion of standoff munitions raises concerns about US deterrence in the Pacific, as stockpiles are now 88% below wargame assumptions for a Taiwan conflict scenario.