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May. 27th, 2004 01:43 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
novapsycheUS army 'runs short of bullets'
US soldiers are firing so many bullets in Iraq and elsewhere that the army's main supplier cannot keep up with the huge demand, US military officials say.
They say the army needs two billion bullets a year, but its government-owned supplier, Alliant Techsystems, can only make 1.2 billion.
To fill the gap, a US firm and Israel's state-owned bullet-maker were awarded contracts for 70 million rounds each.
But they will still be some 300 million rounds short, army officials say.
US soldiers are firing so many bullets in Iraq and elsewhere that the army's main supplier cannot keep up with the huge demand, US military officials say.
They say the army needs two billion bullets a year, but its government-owned supplier, Alliant Techsystems, can only make 1.2 billion.
To fill the gap, a US firm and Israel's state-owned bullet-maker were awarded contracts for 70 million rounds each.
But they will still be some 300 million rounds short, army officials say.