The Pentagon is considering an increase in the defense budget to provide for Ukraine’s increased need for ammunition.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the Pentagon is considering expanding ammunition production due to a lack of ammunition to assist Ukraine. Ukrainian gunners are using shells faster than NATO can manufacture them. Therefore, as the FT writes, it will be necessary to increase military spending. It is noted that the Pentagon is currently overestimating how much ammunition is needed to wage a modern war. According to Milli, the coming counteroffensive by the Armed Forces has led the West toplan an increase in ammunition production. For the offensive, Ukrainian defenders need Western weapons “worth billions of dollars, including tanks and artillery.”