Baseline Replenishment
5.0 Years
At steady-state 250/yr output
Surge Replenishment
3.2 Years
Accelerated via 1.6x surge pace
Year 1 Shortfall
1,000 Units
Cumulative deficit after 12 mos
Active Constraint
Solid Rocket Motors
Casting cure cycle constraint
Critical Bottleneck Breakdown
Supply Chain Vulnerability
Solid rocket motor (SRM) manufacturing requires specialized polymer casings and long chemical curing times. Only two primary domestic suppliers (Northrop Grumman and Aerojet Rocketdyne/L3Harris) currently support tier-1 interceptor production.
Cumulative Deficit Schedule
Year-by-Year Inventory
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