Trump urges US companies to immediately ramp up weapons production

President Trump is officially calling on defense companies to immediately ramp up weapons production as lawmakers pass additional defense budgets to restore stockpiles depleted during the US war with Iran.

According to a memo filed in the Federal Register on Tuesday, Trump invoked the Defense Production Act to address growing concerns over munitions stockpile exhaustion.

Trump wrote in a June 11 memo to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stating: “Production constraints and supply chain concerns “may impair the ability of the United States to produce, sustain, and expand the availability of munitions, missiles, and equipment required for the national defense.”

The Defense Production Act is a 1950s era law that grants the president extensive powers to accelerate the delivery of materials including the authority to force private companies to prioritize federal defense contracts over commercial orders.

The administration officials have steadily depleted US military reserves, and now Trump has publicly called on defense contractors to ramp up munitions manufacturing.

Talking to reporters, White House official said: “We have unlimited middle and upper ammunition, which is really what we’re using in this war.”

The US and Iran have agreed to a memorandum of ending the conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz while both nations set to forge a comprehensive pact over the next 60 days.

At present, the Trump administration has not released details of the memorandum of understanding, which will be public following a signing ceremony on Friday.

According to Hegseth, there is a shortfall of weaponry in an interview on Sunday, “Our stockpiles are strong and they will only get stronger in the future.”

The defense spending package intended to rally Republican senators to support Tuesday could pass without requiring the approval of applicable votes from Democrats, according to a source familiar with Hegseth’s discussions.

Democrats haven't ruled out approving additional defense spending but are unwilling to do so while the Iran war remains unresolved and they receive a detailed briefing from Trump administration officials.