--- title: "Department of War -Pentagon Plans to Double or Quadruple Missile Production" type: "post" post_id: "11425" slug: "department-of-war-pentagon-plans-to-double-or-quadruple-missile-production" canonical: "https://pennyforyourthoughts2.ca/2025/09/29/department-of-war-pentagon-plans-to-double-or-quadruple-missile-production/" markdown_url: "https://pennyforyourthoughts2.ca/2025/09/29/department-of-war-pentagon-plans-to-double-or-quadruple-missile-production.md" json_url: "https://pennyforyourthoughts2.ca/2025/09/29/department-of-war-pentagon-plans-to-double-or-quadruple-missile-production.json" txt_url: "https://pennyforyourthoughts2.ca/2025/09/29/department-of-war-pentagon-plans-to-double-or-quadruple-missile-production.txt" published: "2025-09-29T14:35:55+00:00" modified: "2025-09-29T14:35:55+00:00" author: "penny2" categories: - "Uncategorized" tags: - "perception management" - "Russia" - "US" site_name: "PFYT2" publisher: "" language: "en-US" generator: "easyPress Markdown" generator_version: "1.0.6" --- ….**And a prediction for tomorrow’s big meeting at the end** **of this report** **Original source is Wall Street Journal- behind the paywall- Below are two other sources for this news** [**Investing.com**](https://m.ca.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/us-defense-stocks-jump-on-pentagons-plan-to-double-missile-production-4222880?ampMode=1) **and [Newsweek](https://www.newsweek.com/pentagon-missiles-production-china-war-us-10796646)** **Thinking everyone is aware the the Trump administration renamed the DoD to the *[DoW- Department of War](https://www.jbsa.mil/News/News/Article/4296596/president-trump-renames-dod-to-department-of-war/)*** **By Matthew Olay `Department of War`** > President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order on Sept. 5 changing the Defense Department’s name to the **Department of War** as a secondary title. > > The order — the 200th signed by the president since taking office — authorizes Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and DOD subordinate officials to **use secondary titles like “Department of War,” “Secretary of War” and “Deputy Secretary of War” in public communications, official correspondence, ceremonial contexts and non-statutory documents within the executive branch, according t**o a [fact sheet released by the White House](https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/09/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-restores-the-united-states-department-of-war/). #### Coinciding with the name change > Investing.com –**– U.S. defense stocks have rallied Monday premarket after the Wall Street Journal reported that the Pentagon has outlined an aggressive push to expand missile production,` a move aimed at preparing for potential conflict with China.`** > > The WSJ reported that **military leaders are urging contractors to double or even quadruple the output of 12 critical weapons systems, including Patriot interceptors, Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles, the Standard Missile-6 and Precision Strike Missiles.** > > Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg is said to be taking a direct role through the Pentagon’s new Munitions Acceleration Council, holding weekly calls with executives to monitor progress, said the WSJ. > > Shares in defense stock rose on the news: RTX has gained 2.5 percent, Lockheed Martin is up 2.3 percent, Northrop Grumman has added 0.9 percent, Boeing has risen 1.6% and L3 Harris has climbed 1 percent in premarket trading. > > The drive follows concerns over depleted missile stockpiles after Russia’s war in Ukraine and the more recent conflict between Israel and Iran, which saw the U.S. fire hundreds of high-end interceptors. > > The Pentagon wants to secure capacity for nearly 2,000 PAC-3 missiles from fiscal year 2024 to 2026, almost four times the current rate, said the WSJ. > > Defense firms have reportedly begun expanding capacity. Boeing recently completed a 35,000-square-foot factory expansion for Patriot seekers, while Northrop Grumman has invested more than $1 billion to boost rocket motor output, according to the WSJ. > > Still, there are some people questioning whether the Pentagon’s goals are achievable without significantly more funding. > > Without more money and contracts, some people involved in the effort are said to have told the WSJ that the government’s targets aren’t realistic. #### [Newsweek](https://www.newsweek.com/pentagon-missiles-production-china-war-us-10796646) ##### What To Know > **One high-level meeting in June was attended by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and General Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,** according to the report. > **`"President Trump and Secretary Hegseth are exploring extraordinary avenues to expand our military might and accelerate the production of munitions,"`** Sean Parnell, the Pentagon’s chief spokesperson, told the newspaper. **`"This effort has been a collaboration between defense industry leaders and senior Pentagon officials."`** **Prediction for Tuesday’s meeting** **The big meeting scheduled for tomorrow will signal the official for public consumption shift away from Ukraine/Russia and towards Asia- Specifically China, using Taiwan as the justification for attacking. It seems to me that the *“revolution”* in Nepal was one facet of this campaign of destabilization, destruction aimed at China. Another is Kashmir**, **with Pakistan lending a hand.** **And of course there the always useful Taiwan angle.** **Surely there are other locales I’ve failed to mention so feel free to leave your suggestions, thoughts or concerns** > [From around the globe, Hegseth calls the Generals to Meet: Department of War Kickoff?!](https://pennyforyourthoughts2.ca/2025/09/26/from-around-the-globe-hegseth-calls-the-generals-to-meet-department-of-war-kickoff/) **The US will continue to be covertly involved in Ukraine- Only the optics **will change**** > **Optics (typically in a political context) the way in which an event or course of action is perceived by the public.**