US looks to South Korea amid ammunition supply pressures
The United States is increasingly turning to South Korea to help ease ammunition supply bottlenecks linked to conflicts in the Middle East and Europe, according to the South China Morning Post. Analysts said prolonged fighting in Iran and Ukraine could challenge US stockpile replenishment and create opportunities for South Korean defence companies.
The United States is looking to South Korea for help with ammunition supply pressures associated with wars in the Middle East and Europe, the South China Morning Post reported. The shift could deepen South Korea’s participation in the US defence industrial base. Analysts cited by the newspaper said Washington might struggle to replenish its stockpiles quickly if conflicts involving Iran and Ukraine continue for an extended period.
That pressure could create opportunities for South Korea’s defence industry to increase its presence in the US market. The supplied material identifies Jang Won-joon, a defence science professor at Jeonbuk, among the analysts discussing the issue, but does not provide his full comments. It gives no figures for ammunition demand, stockpiles or prospective contracts.
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