'China & Russia building cheaper, faster': Senate hearing turns tense over U.S. weapons cost crisis
A tense moment unfolds at the Senate Armed Services Committee as lawmakers raise alarms over the rising cost of U.S. weapons compared to Russia and China. Senators question military leadership on why critical systems from artillery shells to precision munitions like Hellfire missiles are significantly more expensive in the United States, and whether that cost gap is putting America at a strategic disadvantage.
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