After DoD's $1.5B move, Army and Marines rush to buy new Javelins, Stingers - Breaking Defense

The Defense Department has transferred almost $1.5 billion to the Army and Marine Corps to replenish Stinger anti-aircraft weapons and Javelin anti-tank missiles that have been delivered to Ukraine, the Pentagon’s top acquisition executive said today.

“We are actively negotiating right now — the Army is — for Stinger and related components, and that’s ongoing,” Bill LaPlante said during a briefing. “Expect to get that awarded by the end of the May. For Javelins, the award is imminent.”

The department shifted $809 million to the Army for Javelin procurement in fiscal 2022 funds, as well as about $674 million for Stinger procurement for both the Army and Marine Corps, according to a May 1 reprogramming notification signed by Pentagon Comptroller Mike McCord.