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Senate Defense Appropriators See ‘Risk’ With Army’s Reconciliation Plan To Fund Munitions Increase

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, May 20th, 2026

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Senate Defense Appropriators See ‘Risk’ With Army’s Reconciliation Plan To Fund Munitions Increase

A Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) is launched in support of the U.S. military's Operation Epic Fury strike campaign against Iran. Photo: Screenshot of U.S. Central Command video.

The Senate’s top defense appropriators cited concern this week with the Army’s request to fund the majority of its large increase to munitions procurement in fiscal year 2027 through the reconciliation process. “It’s going to take years of consistent funding to solve [improving munitions production]. And yet, barely a third of the total munitions investment that’s required by the Army [is] built into the full baseline budget. For all the talk about sending a clear demand signal to industry, this…

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