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Industrial Base Struggles To Meet Demand For Solid Rocket Motors
The US air-and-missile-defense systems have demonstrated their worth in the Iran conflict, but the dwindling stockpiles of solid rocket motors are raising concerns about the capability of these systems to maintain effectiveness. According to Tom Karako, director of the Missile Defense Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the defense industrial base faces challenges in ramping up SRM production due to inconsistent demand signals. The US military has been relocating radars from other areas to provide coverage in the Middle East, which may have detrimental impacts on deterrence capabilities in other regions. This was first reported by Breaking Defense.