Trump, Hegseth Boost U.S. Weapons Production Amid Iran War

0:00On May 1st, President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hexeth are ramping up U.S. weapons production big time, as the fight with Iran drains our stockpiles fast. The conflict kicked off with U.S. and Israeli strikes lay February, and now in its second month, it's burning through patriot interceptors and mist. Tomahawk missiles like crazy. Defense contractors got the word months ago to scale up quick. After a White House huddle in March, companies like Lockheed Martin floated plans to crank out up to 2,000 Patriot interceptors a year, all too. Refill what's been spent in this war. Lawmakers are split down the middle on funding it. Hexeth told the House Armed Services Committee this week that Democrats and some Republicans are the real roadblock with their weak talk. Repspired back, saying they need boats from both sides to pass the cash for defense. The wars already cost about $25 billion, spiking energy prices from straight of Hormuz Chaos. Experts warn our munitions are low after just weeks against Iran, nowhere near ready

1:03for heavyweights like Russia or China. Rebuilding this industrial base could take years, leaving us exposed if things heat up elsewhere, so the push for more production roles on amid the political tug of war. That's the story for today. U.S. News Today, Driven by AI.