The bulk carrier Chinese ship Yi Peng 3 is anchored and being monitored by a Danish naval patrol vessel in the sea of Kattegat, Denmark, on Nov. 20, 2024. Mikkel Berg Pedersen/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images
The wars of the 2020s have delivered a sobering message: modern conflict consumes weapons and munitions at rates few Western planners anticipated. In Ukraine, artillery shells are fired by the thousands daily. Israel has burned through interceptors, precision bombs, and ground munitions across multiple fronts.
