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Are munitions really “bill payers” for the rest of defense?

February 14, 2023 Eric Lofgren 0

One of the lines often heard is that munitions accounts are “bill payers” for other lines, particularly weapons platforms like vehicles, aircraft, and ships. Former […]

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Analysis of ammunition procurement FY 1999 – FY 2023

February 8, 2023 Eric Lofgren 3

In a previous post, I gave an overview of Munitions and Missiles overall and dipped into a little of the data on missiles and equipment […]

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Data on DoD munitions and missile procurement: FY 2001 to FY 2023

February 1, 2023 Eric Lofgren 4

Below are a few charts base on DoD’s procurement data from the P-1 docs FY 2001 to FY 2023. The dollars are normalized to FY […]

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CSIS report on inadequate surge capacity for munitions

January 19, 2023 Eric Lofgren 0

This table on surge capacity from Mark Cancian at CSIS has been making the rounds but I’ll repost it here because it is so important. […]

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