Missiles Need to Chill Out

Missiles are replacing artillery as the backbone of American firepower. The U.S. Navy traded giant destroyer cannons for vertical launch cells. The U.S. Army’s 25th Infantry Division is shifting from M777 howitzers to HIMARS rocket launchers. The Marine Corps is scrapping tube artillery for long-range missile systems like NEMESIS. Across every branch, missiles are becoming the new currency of war. In this video, Chris Cappy breaks down America’s plan to ramp up missile production, how the Army’s missile fighting doctrine is evolving, and why the Pentagon is calling “Long Range Precision Fires” its #1 modernization priority. Between 2024 and 2026, U.S. missile investment doubled from $4 billion to $8 billion per year. Missiles now make up nearly half of the global weapons export market, according to SIPRI data. We’ll look at new launch systems like the Global Mobile Artillery Rocket System, the Typhon launcher, palletized field artillery hidden in shipping containers, and hypersonic strike weapons like the Blackbeard missile. We’ll also explore the supply chain crisis slowing production of Patriot, THAAD, and AIM-120 interceptors, how private equity hollowed out U.S. defense contractors, and why companies like Anduril Industries and their Arsenal-1 “hyperscale manufacturing facility” could change the game.