The United States has sent so many of its Javelin anti-tank missiles to Ukraine that its stocks are running low for possible use by its own forces, according a study by the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

Replenishing the US stockpile with new weapons will take years, according to the report from Mark Cancian, a senior adviser with the International Security Program at CSIS.

What is the Javelin? It’s a shoulder-fired anti-armor missile made by US defense giants Lockheed Martin and Raytheon. The missile is a so-called “fire and forget” weapon, meaning it guides itself to its target after launch, allowing its operator to take cover and avoid counterfire.

Ukrainian forces have used it to devastating effect against Russian tanks, negating what was, before the war, thought to be an overwhelming Russian advantage.

It could also be very useful to US forces in any unforeseen conflict, but Cancian said the Pentagon needs to keep an eye on the drawdown in its stocks.

“Military planners are likely getting nervous,” he wrote.

“The United States maintains stocks for a variety of possible global conflicts that may occur against North Korea, Iran, or Russia itself. At some point, those stocks will get low enough that military planners will question whether the war plans can be executed. The United States is likely approaching that point.”

Cancian estimates there may be 20,000 to 25,000 Javelins remaining in the stockpiles and the 7,000 systems sent to Ukraine “represent about one-third of the US total inventory.”

“It will take about three or four years to replace the missiles that have been delivered so far. If the United States delivers more missiles to Ukraine, this time to replace extends,” Cancian said.

A senior US defense official said Wednesday the massive shipments of weapons to Ukraine, including thousands of Javelin anti-armor missiles and Stinger anti-aircraft missiles, have not affected the readiness of US forces.

CNN

This report is just funny.

At the end of the report is reverse

From your post one can decide how bias you are...is it the USA that's fighting war?...maybe you're pained how Ukraine is embarrassing Russia... Only yesterday the biggest war ship ever of Russia they said can deflect missiles was sunk yesterday...
So to compensate your frustration, you have to concort rubbish.... USA have massive stock of weapons that would not need new ones in next few years

Then tell bubu to attack them,..am sure he'll win.

The strategic weapon that changed the course of the war.

Javelin

Fake news from haters of western civilization and Foolish followers of dictatorship.

I don’t believe this report, it’s just to mislead the public on how well stock their military is, with all the trillions of dollars being put into security every year by the US, this is not true,
Even Slovakia refused to run down their reserves for Ukraine
It’s only foolish Africa countries like Nigeria that would run down their military hardware reserve which they barely have for other country while they’re being faced with terrible insecurity

Hahahahaha

I just read a story book.