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DoD Draws $1.5 Billion To Replenish Stockpiles, LaPlante Says Goal Is For ‘One-To-One Replacement’

DoD Draws $1.5 Billion To Replenish Stockpiles, LaPlante Says Goal Is For ‘One-To-One Replacement’
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Dr. William A. LaPlante holds a press brief at the Pentagon, May 6, 2022. (DoD Photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class James K. Lee)

Senior Pentagon officials on Friday confirmed the department has officially moved ahead with transfering $1.5 billion to help ramp up production lines and replenish stockpiles of Javelin and Stinger missiles that have been sent to Ukraine to aid in its fight against Russia’s ongoing invasion. “It’s been in the plans. We’ve had the notification. We’re now approved for the Army to start working on that,” Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said during a Reagan Institute discussion on Friday. “But what…

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