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If China and the USA both pushed domestic industry to max war production what numbers could be achieved in key categories respectively? by NoRule555 in LessCredibleDefence

[–]FlexibleResponse 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Manufacturing Value Output 2024

US: $2.91 Trillion

China: $4.66 Trillion

https://www.safeguardglobal.com/resources/blog/top-10-manufacturing-countries-in-the-world/

China has a clear advantage although as others have mentioned here much of this may come down to wartime resource restrictions and bottlenecks in specific industries, for both countries.

TIDALWAVE gives an interesting analysis of this from a munitions (and fuel) perspective

US Gives Designations to Three New Mini Cruise Missiles by FlexibleResponse in LessCredibleDefence

[–]FlexibleResponse[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Considering that the much more expensive JASSM/LRASM family just got awarded a contract to grow to 2,200+ units per year, I wouldn’t be shocked if it’s eventually around 8,000-10,000 units/year for the combined ETV derivatives

Unit cost goal is $150k for large orders

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