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The Pentagon’s top acquisition official said Wednesday his goal remains to replenish stockpiles of equipment sent to Ukraine on a ‘one-to-one’ basis, either with current systems or next-generation updates, as the department continues awarding deals to refill its inventories. Bill LaPlante, under secretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, said the Pentagon has used about half of the more than $12 billion Congress has allotted the Pentagon to help restore its inventory of weapons provided to assist Ukraine in its…
