Overview
- Regional reporting says weeks of Iranian missile and drone attacks since late February have drained Patriot interceptor supplies across Gulf states.
- Bloomberg counts nearly 1,200 ballistic missiles and 4,000 Shahed drones launched at Gulf countries, while some Arab outlets cite more than 5,200 attacks overall, and these tallies have not been fully verified.
- Gulf inventories held fewer than 2,800 Patriot PAC-3 and GEM-T missiles before the war, and standard doctrine fires two interceptors at each inbound target.
- The Pentagon says it has the munitions it needs even as the United States has fired hundreds of Tomahawks and more than 1,000 JASSMs, weapons that industry can only replace at limited yearly rates.
- The Washington Post reports the Pentagon is weighing redirecting interceptor shipments intended for Ukraine to the Gulf, signaling pressure to keep defenses stocked.