On Monday, the Pentagon announced agreements with L3Harris Technologies and Lockheed Martin to expand weapons production capacity for components of two missile interceptors over the next seven years.

Michael Duffey, Under Secretary of War for Acquisition and Sustainment, called the deals “a decisive win for the Warfighter, underscoring our commitment to sending clear demand signals to the entire supply chain.” The agreements are the latest in a slew of Pentagon deals to increase production of air defense systems, which the United States has quickly expended in its war on Iran.

The Pentagon’s framework agreements may promise to increase weapons production, but they are not yet set in stone. Lawmakers have the ultimate authority to enable such an effort, which is largely motivated by the depletion of stockpiles in an unpopular, illegal war on Iran.

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