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Ukraine Aid Causing USA Ammo Shortage?!
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<blockquote data-quote="436" data-source="post: 2613242" data-attributes="member: 16609"><p>From the White House report.</p><p>Fact Sheet on U.S. Security Assistance for Ukraine.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">800 Stinger anti-aircraft systems;</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">2,000 Javelin, 1,000 light anti-armor weapons, and 6,000 AT-4 anti-armor systems;</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">100 Tactical Unmanned Aerial Systems;</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">100 grenade launchers, 5,000 rifles, 1,000 pistols, 400 machine guns, and 400 shotguns;</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)">Over 20 million rounds of small arms ammunition</span> and grenade launcher and mortar rounds;</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">25,000 sets of body armor; and</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">25,000 helmets.</li> </ul><p>In addition to the weapons listed above, previous United States assistance committed to Ukraine includes:</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Over 600 Stinger anti-aircraft systems;</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Approximately 2,600 Javelin anti-armor systems;</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Five Mi-17 helicopters;</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Three patrol boats;</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Four counter-artillery and counter-unmanned aerial system tracking radars;</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Four counter-mortar radar systems;</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">200 grenade launchers and ammunition;</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">200 shotguns and 200 machine guns;</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)">Nearly 40 million rounds of small arms ammunition</span> and over 1 million grenade, mortar, and artillery rounds;</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">70 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs) and other vehicles;</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Secure communications, electronic warfare detection systems, body armor, helmets, and other tactical gear;</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Military medical equipment to support treatment and combat evacuation;</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Explosive ordnance disposal and demining equipment; and</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Satellite imagery and analysis capability.</li> </ul><p> </p><p></p><p>"From another article:</p><p>Read more: <a href="https://www.ammoland.com/2020/11/how-much-ammunition-is-produced-for-the-united-states-market/#ixzz7e6MAgP6B" target="_blank">https://www.ammoland.com/2020/11/how-much-ammunition-is-produced-for-the-united-states-market/#ixzz7e6MAgP6B</a></p><p>Under Creative Commons License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0" target="_blank">Attribution</a></p><p>Follow us: <a href="https://ec.tynt.com/b/rw?id=dN1xeGz_Wr4A0Kacwqm_6l~sh!sh&u=Ammoland" target="_blank">@Ammoland on Twitter</a> | <a href="https://ec.tynt.com/b/rf?id=dN1xeGz_Wr4A0Kacwqm_6l~sh!sh&u=Ammoland" target="_blank">Ammoland on Facebook</a></p><p>Ammunition manufacturing capacity, for the United States market, is about 9 billion rounds per year. About 5 billion are rimfire, and about 4 billion are centerfire.</p><p></p><p>Small arms ammunition capacity for the U.S. military is about 1.6 billion rounds per year. It is all centerfire ammunition."</p><p></p><p> I'm thinking it's only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to rifle, pistol, and shotgun ammo really going overseas, those primers we can't get for reloading have got to be going somewhere, plus we still have to keep and replenish ammo stock here for our Military... and LEO still gets the first crack with many ammo companies for their needs. "Just" the Federal LEOs agencies alone buy over $325.9 million on ammunition each year, that's a lot of bang, bang. State, County, and City combined would far exceed that number easily.</p><p></p><p>Just my thought on the subject. Cheers</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="436, post: 2613242, member: 16609"] From the White House report. Fact Sheet on U.S. Security Assistance for Ukraine. [LIST] [*] [*]800 Stinger anti-aircraft systems; [*]2,000 Javelin, 1,000 light anti-armor weapons, and 6,000 AT-4 anti-armor systems; [*]100 Tactical Unmanned Aerial Systems; [*]100 grenade launchers, 5,000 rifles, 1,000 pistols, 400 machine guns, and 400 shotguns; [*][COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]Over 20 million rounds of small arms ammunition[/COLOR] and grenade launcher and mortar rounds; [*]25,000 sets of body armor; and [*]25,000 helmets. [/LIST] In addition to the weapons listed above, previous United States assistance committed to Ukraine includes: [LIST] [*]Over 600 Stinger anti-aircraft systems; [*]Approximately 2,600 Javelin anti-armor systems; [*]Five Mi-17 helicopters; [*]Three patrol boats; [*]Four counter-artillery and counter-unmanned aerial system tracking radars; [*]Four counter-mortar radar systems; [*]200 grenade launchers and ammunition; [*]200 shotguns and 200 machine guns; [*][COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]Nearly 40 million rounds of small arms ammunition[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(209, 72, 65)] [/COLOR]and over 1 million grenade, mortar, and artillery rounds; [*]70 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs) and other vehicles; [*]Secure communications, electronic warfare detection systems, body armor, helmets, and other tactical gear; [*]Military medical equipment to support treatment and combat evacuation; [*]Explosive ordnance disposal and demining equipment; and [*]Satellite imagery and analysis capability. [/LIST] "From another article: Read more: [URL]https://www.ammoland.com/2020/11/how-much-ammunition-is-produced-for-the-united-states-market/#ixzz7e6MAgP6B[/URL] Under Creative Commons License: [URL='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0']Attribution[/URL] Follow us: [URL='https://ec.tynt.com/b/rw?id=dN1xeGz_Wr4A0Kacwqm_6l~sh!sh&u=Ammoland']@Ammoland on Twitter[/URL] | [URL='https://ec.tynt.com/b/rf?id=dN1xeGz_Wr4A0Kacwqm_6l~sh!sh&u=Ammoland']Ammoland on Facebook[/URL] Ammunition manufacturing capacity, for the United States market, is about 9 billion rounds per year. About 5 billion are rimfire, and about 4 billion are centerfire. Small arms ammunition capacity for the U.S. military is about 1.6 billion rounds per year. It is all centerfire ammunition." I'm thinking it's only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to rifle, pistol, and shotgun ammo really going overseas, those primers we can't get for reloading have got to be going somewhere, plus we still have to keep and replenish ammo stock here for our Military... and LEO still gets the first crack with many ammo companies for their needs. "Just" the Federal LEOs agencies alone buy over $325.9 million on ammunition each year, that's a lot of bang, bang. State, County, and City combined would far exceed that number easily. Just my thought on the subject. Cheers [/QUOTE]
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