Trump Taps Defense Act to Boost Stockpiles Worn by Iran War (1)

President Donald Trump invoked the Defense Production Act in an effort to bolster delivery of weapons whose stockpiles critics say have been strained by the war in Iran and other conflicts.

The president cited “systemic constraints in the munitions industrial base” in his order for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to make “voluntary agreements and plans of action” to address the depleted US defense capacity, according to a memo dated June 11 and posted in the Federal Register.

It wasn’t immediately clear what those agreements might entail that would go beyond the administration’s engagement with defense contractors like Lockheed Martin Corp. ...