Defense Watch: Munitions Shortages, IVEWS LRIP, Satellite Infrastructure

Defense Daily's roundup highlights three related pressures on U.S. defense readiness: munitions inventories strained by sustained high expenditure, movement of the AN/ALQ-257 Integrated Viper Electronic Warfare Suite into low-rate initial production, and continuing investment in satellite infrastructure. Together, the items show procurement balancing immediate replenishment against modernization of electronic warfare and space support. The IVEWS milestone advances an internal radar-warning and jamming suite for F-16s, while the munitions and satellite sections emphasize the industrial capacity and resilient networks required to sustain operations at global scale.