Trump to meet arms executives Friday in push to boost weapon supplies

President Donald Trump will convene defense industry executives Friday for a meeting aimed at rapidly replenishing the U.S. stockpile of munitions and weapons expended in the war against Iran, a White House official and a second person familiar with the plans confirmed to Military Times.

Leaders from Lockheed Martin, RTX, L3Harris and other major defense firms are expected to attend.

In January, the president signed an executive order pressuring America’s largest defense contractors to boost weapons production and delivery by investing in new facilities. Contractors deemed “underperforming” would be required to submit remediation plans or risk losing government support.

The opening salvos of Operation Epic Fury have seen thousands of missiles and munitions rain down on Iran. Trump, who has suggested the campaign would last four to five weeks but could go “far longer,” insists the U.S. military has a “virtually unlimited supply” of weapons.

The White House echoed that message Wednesday, arguing America’s arsenal is effectively limitless. By the time of Saturday’s first strikes on Iran, the Pentagon had amassed the largest military buildup in the Middle East since the Iraq War.

“The United States of America has more than enough capability to not only successfully execute Operation Epic Fury, but to go much further,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday. “We have weapons stockpiles in place that many people in this world don’t even know about.”

Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters in a separate press briefing Wednesday, “We have sufficient precision munitions for the task at hand, both on the offense and defense.” Caine offered no further details.

According to U.S. Central Command, American forces have struck nearly 2,000 targets with more than 2,000 munitions. The U.S. has moved to eradicate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ warehouses, headquarters and military communication capabilities. Dozens of senior Iranian figures have reportedly been killed, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as well as an individual who Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth described as the architect of a 2020 plot to assassinate Trump .

The Islamic Republic was estimated to hold roughly 2,000 to 3,000 medium-range ballistic missiles, 6,000 to 8,000 short-range systems and thousands of drones at the outset of the war, U.S. officials said. Tehran has since retaliated with hundreds of drones and missiles targeting an array of American military installations and civilian targets across the region.

Six U.S. service members were killed in an Iranian drone attack in Kuwait.

Four of the soldiers were identified Tuesday as Capt. Cody A. Khork, 35, of Winter Haven, Florida.; Sgt. 1st Class Noah L. Tietjens, 42, of Bellevue, Nebraska; Sgt. 1st Class Nicole M. Amor, 39, of White Bear Lake, Minnesota; and Sgt. Declan J. Coady, 20, of West Des Moines, Iowa.

The Defense Department had not identified two of the deceased as of Wednesday afternoon, pending notifications of their families.

Tanya Noury is a reporter for Military Times and Defense News, with coverage focusing on the White House and Pentagon.

据《军事时报》报道，一位白宫官员和另一位知情人士证实，唐纳德·特朗普总统将于周五召集国防工业高管举行会议，旨在迅速补充美国在对伊朗战争中消耗的弹药和武器库存。

预计洛克希德·马丁公司、RTX公司、L3Harris公司和其他主要国防公司的领导人将出席。

今年1月，总统签署了一项行政命令，敦促美国最大的国防承包商通过投资新建设施来提高武器生产和交付能力。被认定为“表现不佳”的承包商将被要求提交整改计划，否则将面临失去政府支持的风险。

“史诗狂怒行动”伊始，数千枚导弹和弹药如雨点般落在伊朗。特朗普曾暗示此次行动将持续四到五周，但有可能“持续更长时间”，并坚称美军拥有“几乎无限的”武器供应。

白宫周三重申了这一观点，声称美国的武器库实际上是无限的。截至周六对伊朗发动首次打击时，五角大楼已在中东地区集结了自伊拉克战争以来规模最大的军事力量。

白宫新闻秘书卡罗琳·莱维特周三表示：“美国不仅有足够的能力成功执行‘史诗狂怒行动’，而且还能做得更多。我们拥有世界上许多人甚至都不知道的武器储备。”

参谋长联席会议主席丹·凯恩将军周三在另一场新闻发布会上告诉记者：“我们拥有足够的精确制导武器来完成当前的任务，无论是进攻还是防御。”凯恩没有提供更多细节。

据美国中央司令部称，美军已使用超过2000枚弹药打击了近2000个目标。美国已采取行动摧毁伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队的仓库、总部和军事通信设施。据报道，数十名伊朗高级官员已被击毙，其中包括最高领袖阿亚图拉·阿里·哈梅内伊，以及国防部长皮特·赫格塞斯所称的2020年刺杀特朗普阴谋的策划者。

美国官员称，战争初期，伊朗伊斯兰共和国估计拥有约2000至3000枚中程弹道导弹、6000至8000套短程导弹系统以及数千架无人机。此后，德黑兰方面出动数百架无人机和导弹，对该地区一系列美国军事设施和民用目标进行报复。

六名美国军人在科威特遭伊朗无人机袭击身亡。

周二，四名士兵的身份被确认，他们分别是：来自佛罗里达州温特黑文的 35 岁上尉科迪·A·霍克；来自内布拉斯加州贝尔维尤的 42 岁一级军士长诺亚·L·蒂特延斯；来自明尼苏达州白熊湖的 39 岁一级军士长妮可·M·阿莫尔；以及来自爱荷华州西得梅因的 20 岁中士德克兰·J·科迪。

截至周三下午，国防部尚未公布两名死者的身份，需等待通知其家属。

Tanya Noury 是《军事时报》和《防务新闻》的记者，她的报道主要集中在白宫和五角大楼。