El Departamento de Defensa de EEUU (DoD – Pent\u00e1gono) est\u00e1 desarrollando un plan destinado a completar y mantener los stocks de munici\u00f3n en niveles muy altos, que permitan enfrentar conflictos de gran escala simult\u00e1neos, con m\u00faltiples adversarios y en distintos escenarios. El documento \u201cNational Autorization Act\u201d del 2026, es el plan espec\u00edfico que present\u00f3 el Secretario de Defensa al Congreso de ese pa\u00eds, para que el sector disponga de los recursos econ\u00f3micos y materiales, tendientes a asegurar la disponibilidad de todos los tipos de municiones cr\u00edticas, que eventualmente ser\u00edan requeridas por las fuerzas en operaciones en distintas partes del mundo. Obviamente esto incluye la asistencia a sus aliados y la provisi\u00f3n de lo requerido seg\u00fan la situaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n
STUTTGART, Germany \u2014 The Pentagon must develop a plan to fill munition stockpiles to levels needed for U.S. forces to fight multiple large-scale conflicts at once, according to a new defense spending bill expected to come up for a vote later this week.<\/p>\n
Tucked into the National Defense Authorization Act for 2026 is a provision that requires Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to put together a report that details how to ensure access to a wide range of critical munitions in different parts of the world.<\/p>\n
The assessment calls for a review of how many days U.S. forces could fight in multiple theaters of operation before current stockpiles are exhausted and an appraisal of how long it would take to replenish those munitions.<\/p>\n
Other aspects of the review require the Pentagon to examine the capabilities of adversaries like China and Russia while accounting for what allies would be expected to provide in a conflict. Upon completion of that analysis, the Pentagon must craft a plan by the next budget cycle to implement munitions requirements for fighting more than one adversary at a time, the NDAA says.<\/p>\n
The need to bolster supplies comes amid concerns that U.S. adversaries are increasingly coordinating with each other.\u00a0U.S. European Command\u2019s Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, who also serves as NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe, recently warned that allies must prepare for the possibility that Russia and China could launch wars<\/a> in Europe and the Pacific simultaneously. He said 2027 was a potential flashpoint year.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re going to need every bit of kit and equipment and munitions that we can in order to beat that,\u201d Grynkewich said during an Army conference in Wiesbaden, Germany, in July.<\/p>\n Grynkewich argued that if Chinese President Xi Jinping attacks Taiwan, he would probably coordinate such a move with Russian President Vladimir Putin, opening the possibility of a global conflict.<\/p>\n Last week, Grynkewich reinforced the notion of adversaries increasingly working together, saying the situation means more should be done to fortify the whole of the NATO alliance.<\/p>\n \u201cWith the alignment of our adversaries around the globe, it is imperative we strengthen the Euro-Atlantic area as much as possible, and reinforce our posture in the High North,\u201d Grynkewich said in a statement related to a reorganization of NATO\u2019s command structure<\/a>.<\/p>\n Besides adversaries aligning, the scale of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war also has been a driving factor in a NATO-wide push<\/a> to ramp up ammunition production.<\/p>\n Secretary-General Mark Rutte in November said dozens of new production lines have opened across the alliance, with ammunition output now at its highest level in decades.<\/p>\n \u201cUntil recently, Russia was producing more ammunition than all NATO allies put together,\u201d Rutte said. \u201cBut not anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n