What is the problem with the supply of Javelin missiles to Ukraine

According to Joe Biden, US President, Washington has encountered a number of difficulties with the supply of missiles to Ukraine

for Javelin anti-tank systems. And he even named their reason.

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The current President of the United States said that he visited the Lockheed Martin plant in Alabama, where, among other things, they produce missiles for anti-tank systems.

"Guess what?… They didn't have computer chips,” Biden responded. The head of state said that previously the United States had encountered certain problems in the supply of Javelin, and the reason was a shortage of chips.

At the same time, increasing the production of semiconductorsBiden called it "a matter of US security." “We need semiconductors not only for these Javelins, but also for other weapons systems that exist today or will appear in the future.”