DESPITE DEBT, DOLLAR COLLAPSE , TRUMP ADMIN BYPASSES CONGRESS TO GIVE ISRAEL BILLIONS FOR PATRIOT MISSILES IT DOES NOT HAVE, NOT EFFECTIVE AGAINST HYPERSONIC, DRONE SWARMS

 LOCKHEED MARTIN IS STRUGGLE TO INCREASE PRODUCTION OF THE PATRIOT MISSILES 

HUGELY EXPENSE AIR DEFENCE MISSILES OFFER LITTLE PROTECTION AGAINST LOW COST IRANIAN HYPERSONIC AND DRONE SWARMS

BUT TRUMP HAS PRIORITIZED GIVING THE PATROTS TO ISRAEL AND SAUDI ARBIA AND EVEN PAYING FOR THEM ABOVE US

TO BYPASS CONGRESS TO GIVE BILLIONS THE US DOES NOT HAVE FOR MISSILES THE US WILL TAKE A LONG TIME TO PRODUCE, BY WHICH TIME THEY WILL BE EVEN MORE OUT OF DATE

From media

US only has 25% of all Patriot missile interceptors needed for Pentagon’s military plans

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Exclusive: Low stockpiles for the crucial Patriot missile interceptors led to Trump administration pausing transfers to Ukraine

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/08/us-pentagon-military-plans-patriot-missile-interceptor#:~:text=The%20principal%20concern%20appears%20to,Israel%20were%20to%20break%20down.

In 2025, Lockheed Martin delivered 620 units of the Patriot missile. Over the last two years, it has increased production by 60%.

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/lockheed-martin-more-than-triple-patriot-missile-production-capacity-2026-01-06/