Zitat:It Will Be Years Before Raytheon Can Build New Stinger Missiles

In March, Ukraine said it needed 500 Stingers and Javelin anti-tank missiles per day.

The U.S. has shipped Stingers to Ukraine’s military, which has used them to shoot down Russian aircraft. But there’s only a finite supply as Raytheon has not made Stinger missiles for the U.S. military in nearly two decades.

The company has “a very limited stock of material for Stinger production,” Hayes said, as it's currently building a missile for a sole international customer.

In recent weeks, Raytheon executives have met with Pentagon officials about the issues. Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks met with Raytheon earlier this month, part of a broader Pentagon effort to replenish American weapon stockpiles and arm the Ukrainians.

“We're actively trying to resource some of the materials,” Hayes said of the Stinger parts.

Zitat:Raytheon from US to produce more Stinger air defense missile weapons for Ukraine

According to information published on May 27, 2022, American company Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies business, was awarded a $624 million U.S. Army contract to produce 1,300 Stinger surface-to-air missiles under the Ukraine Supplemental contract. The contract includes provisions for engineering support, as well as the test equipment and support needed to address obsolescence, modernize key components, and accelerate production. [...]