Donald Trump acknowledged this Monday that he would like to have a greater inventory of sophisticated weapons to face an eventual escalation of the war with Iran, although he assured that the US Armed Forces maintain sufficient reserves to sustain military operations if necessary.

During a meeting with journalists aboard Air Force One, while traveling to Michigan, the president stated that the country is “in very good shape” in terms of military capabilities, although he admitted that there are areas that require strengthening.

"We're in very good shape. But for some of the more sophisticated things, we would certainly like to have more," Trump declared.

The president maintained that the United States has “a lot of ammunition” of different categories, but blamed Joe Biden's administration for having reduced part of the inventories by sending large quantities of advanced weapons to Ukraine during the war against Russia.

“We have a lot of ammunition, but too much equipment was sent to Ukraine,” said the president, who insisted that his government is working to quickly rebuild military reserves.

Trump assured that the US defense industry has significantly increased the pace of production, especially of Patriot air defense systems, missile interceptors and other high-precision weapons considered essential to respond to threats from Iran and other adversaries. According to the Department of Defense, contracts with manufacturers such as Lockheed Martin and RTX (formerly Raytheon Technologies) have been expanded in recent months to accelerate manufacturing of Patriot missiles and other precision munitions.

The president's statements come after CNN reported that there is concern within the White House and the Pentagon about the level of some strategic ammunition reserves, especially after months of military support to allies and recent US operations in the Middle East. According to the network, officials are carefully analyzing the impact that a prolonged military campaign against Iran would have on US arsenals.

Although Trump reiterated that he maintains a firm stance against Tehran, he noted that he has currently ordered a pause in bombing to open a window for diplomatic negotiations.

“We have stopped the attacks to give talks a chance, but if they fail, we will act again,” he warned.

Analysts at the bipartisan Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) have warned that demand generated by conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East has put the US defense industrial base under pressure, forcing the government and manufacturers to expand their production capacity to prevent a larger-scale war from compromising the country's strategic reserves.

It should be remembered that Trump invoked the Defense Production Act in June 2026. In the presidential memorandum, the White House explicitly recognized that there were “systemic constraints on the munitions industrial base” that could affect the ability of the United States to produce and sustain the supply of missiles, ammunition and other military equipment. This recognition is probably the most important precedent because it comes from an official document of the Presidency.

Additionally, during the Defense and Innovation Summit in Pennsylvania in mid-July, the president urged major defense contractors to increase production of missiles and munitions as conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East were depleting U.S. inventories.

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