Text taken from the Telegram channel of @brussinf
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin is in italics.
[ColonelCassad] On the US increasing production of ammunition, according to the US Department of Defense report
▪️155mm artillery ammunition - 40,000 per month (+178% compared to 2022)
▪️GMLRS missiles for HIMARS MLRS - 1,167 units per month (+40%)
▪️PAC-3 MSE missiles for Patriot air defense systems - 42 units (+50%)
▪️Anti-tank missiles for Javelin ATGM - 200 units (+14%)
▪️AIM-9X Sidewinder air-to-air missiles - 137 units per month (+18%)
Considering that the report is public, the actual data may vary, but the general situation is clear.
At the same time, Western commentators note that a number of these indicators are lower than the Pentagon initially planned. For example, American officials promised to produce 80,000 artillery shells by the fall of this year. And now the report states half as many.
This is true. But this should not mislead us. The growth in production is still colossal and it will continue to grow. Even if not exactly according to the original plan.
The war will last a long time, the volumes of military production will steadily increase. And this concerns us too, the current rates of production of equipment and ammunition must be increased.