Milly, Chairman of the United States Chiefs Chief of Staff, said that if a war occurs in the Korean Peninsula, or the war in the United States and Russia or China, the fire consumption rate will be broken.
(Washington Composite Electric) Miri warned that if the US and another big country broke out in the United States and another big country, the US arms consumption would "break the table" and the United States must take action to prepare for it.
Mili on Wednesday (March 29) pointed out at the hearing of the House Military Commission that an important lesson of the Russian and Ukraine War was that even in a limited regional war, the consumption rate of conventional ammunition was high.incredible.
Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the two armies have launched a large number of shells.Since the United States is the main military aid country in Ukraine, it has caused concerns about whether the American ammunition inventory is sufficient.
Milly said: "If a war occurs in the Korean Peninsula, or the war in the United States and Russia or China, the consumption rate of arms will be broken. We must ensure that there is enough inventory to deal with the real emergency."
The day before, Gabe Camarillo, deputy minister of the United States Army, revealed at a seminar by the US Army Association: "We are investing in production capacity, of which 1.45 billion US dollars (about 1.926.2 million yuan) Investment will increase the output of 155mm shells in the later this year, from 14,000 per month to 24,000. Before fiscal year in fiscal year, the production capacity will increase six times to more than 85,000 per month."
Camario said that the United States also sought the output of the Javelin launcher and missiles, as well as the Himars precise rocket launcher ammunition.
Pentagon officials predict that China's military power will surpass the United States in 2050.However, the US Secretary of Defense Austin pointed out at the same hearing that there was still no sign of indicating that Beijing was ready to attack Taiwan soon.
Austin said: "I don't think this is imminent or inevitable." He also said: "We need to ensure a reliable combat force to prevent any opponent made a wrong decision on one day."
Austin and Milly have repeatedly mentioned Chinese military expansion at recent Congress hearing.Milly said: "Their national goal is to sit on the middle of this century, sit up with the United States worldwide and surpass the United States military. They are moving in this direction, which is really disturbing ... We must not only keep up with them, but alsoGet surpass them. "
In addition, data released on Wednesday shows that only about half of the US F-35 fighter fleet has the ability to perform tasks.
Michael Schmidt, the general responsible for the F-35 project of the US Department of Defense, revealed in the written testimony prepared by the House of Representatives Aviation Group Committee for the House of Representatives. As of February this year, the 540 F-F-from the Ministry of National Defense's Ministry of DefenseAmong the 35 fighters, on average, only 53.1%per month has the ability to perform tasks, far lower than 65%.
With the ability to perform tasks, it means that fighters can perform at least some required tasks, such as fighting flight, training and testing.With a complete task ability, the fighter ratio that can complete all the tasks is less than 30%.
Schmidt said: "This is unacceptable. It is my primary task to maximize the state of combat reserve." His goal is to increase the combat reserve rate by at least 10%in the next 12 months.
