Source: Voice of the United States

Author: Liya

A new study shows that the foundation of the US defense industry has not been fully prepared for the current competitive and safe environment.The report said that the Ukrainian war exposes the problems of the US military industry. These problems may weaken the US military's ability to make a long -term war on China, including insufficient ammunition inventory in the Taiwan Strait conflict, which leads to the so -called "empty box" problem.

Since Russia launched a war against Ukraine last February, the United States has provided a lot of military equipment and supplies to Ukraine.These aids are essential for preventing Russia from further invasion, and also convey the cost and risk of moving martial arts to China.

However, a latest research report from the Washington Think Tank Strategy and National Research Center (CSIS) says that the Ukrainian war also exposes serious defects of the US defense industry.This war has exhausted the inventory of certain types of weapon systems and ammunition in the United States, such as "poisoning" air missiles, 155mm grenade guns and ammunition, and the "javelin" anti -tank missile system, and the speed of the United States supplemented the weapon galleryslow.

"The foundation of the US defense industry has not been fully prepared for the current competitive and safe environment. It is currently operating with the rhythm of the environment in a more peaceful period," this report said."In a major regional conflict -such as the war with China in the Taiwan Strait -the ammunition used by the United States may exceed the current inventory of the Ministry of National Defense, leading to the problem of 'empty box'."

Report: The United States is no longer in a peaceful environment.

The report believes that the Ukrainian war and the tension with China, including the intensiveness of China, including the tension in the Taiwan Strait, highlighting that the United States is no longer in a peaceful environment.

This report entitled "The Box of the Battle of the Wars: Challenge of the National Defense Industry Basis" is the senior vice president of the Strategic and International Research Center, and the director of the international security project, Seth JonesEssenceThe report reflects the views of senior US military and other government officials, as well as the field of defense, parliament and military industry.

Strategic and International Research Center recently carried out several warnings on the Taiwan Strait War. In the conflict, the United States may use some ammunition in less than a week, such as remote precision missiles.

The report said that these shortcomings will make it difficult for the United States to maintain a protracted conflict, partly because the foundation of the US defense industry lacks a sharp increase in production capacity to cope with a large -scale war.

Josh Hawley (R-Mo) in the United States Republican Federal Senator Josh Hawley said in a letter to State Secretary of State Brosky last year that the Bayeng government affected the United States to strengthen Taiwan's military assistance to Taiwan.Efforts to defense.

The latest research by the Strategic and International Research Center found that some of these problems due to outdated military contracting procedures and bureaucratic style are currently affecting the establishmentThe ability to confront China with China.

According to the estimates of some US government, China is investing in a large number of military fires and obtaining high -end weapon systems and equipment, and its speed is five to six times that of the United States.

The geographical location of Taiwan is different from Ukraine

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Report also said that in the possible Taiwan Strait War, the U.S. military faces not only the problem of insufficient ammunition.

"Unlike Ukraine, its western border is different from weapons transportation, and Taiwan is an island. Once the war begins, China's blockade and remote firepower capabilities will make it difficult for weapon systems and ammunition -even impossible -it is impossible -Enter the area, "the report said.

This means that war in the Indo -Pacific region may require more remote ammunition and more ammunition inventory in the theater to solve the problem that it is difficult to transport ammunition once the war starts.

The report recommends that the United States re -evaluates the total demand for its arms and urges Congress to hold a hearing on the matter.The study also recommends re -evaluating the inventory demand in the United States, establishing a strategic ammunition reserve and determining sustainable ammunition procurement plans to meet the current and future needs.The report also suggested that the United States broaden military procurement channels, use the flexibility during the contract, and create more military industry cooperative production facilities to find the opportunity of "allies support".