The Pentagon has reportedly asked its weapons makers to dramatically ramp up production of several devastating missiles as the fear of a war with China looms.

Military leaders are believed to have already requested that defense contractors double and possibly quadruple their inventory of roughly a dozen key weapons, including Patriot missile interceptors, anti-ship missiles, and precision bombs.

The Trump Administration has repeatedly warned that the US could soon need to respond to China, amid growing economic tensions and the threat of the superpower invading Taiwan.

However, Department of War officials have been sounding the alarm of dwindling missile supplies for years, due to America’s support of the ongoing war in Ukraine.

According to the Wall Street Journal, this has led Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg to start calling on major defense companies to invest heavily in missile production, despite not having a new contract for this still-hypothetical war.

The massive order includes new supplies of THAAD interceptors used by the US Army to destroy ballistic missiles, SM-6 missiles used by the Navy to knock out ships, drones, and enemy missiles, and the Precision Strike Missiles used against high-value targets.

The Trump Administration’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill,’ signed into law in July, set aside approximately $25 billion over five years for new spending on munitions.

However, the initial estimates of this new weapons order would cost much more over the next two years.

Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell told the Wall Street Journal: ‘President Trump and Secretary Hegseth are exploring extraordinary avenues to expand our military might and accelerate the production of munitions.’

Part of that effort includes significantly ramping up creation of Patriot missiles, specifically the PAC-3.

The military uses this version of the popular weapon to shoot down enemy missiles or aircraft up to 22 miles away.

Its warhead is small in comparison to other missiles (around 200 pounds) and it’s meant to disable incoming threats, not destroy enemy armies or bases.

Lockheed Martin, the maker of the Patriot missile, have reportedly struggled to keep up with the worldwide demand for these defensive weapons.

Another defensive weapon the Pentagon wants fully stocked in the event of a conflict with China is the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Interceptor.

The THAAD is one of the biggest missiles on the Pentagon’s reported order list, standing roughly 27 feet tall and weighing nearly 2,000 pounds.

The Army uses the THAAD the destroy enemy ballistic missiles at high altitude. With a range of 125 miles, its goal is to prevent weapons of mass destruction from reaching US cities or military bases.

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