Overview
- New reports Friday, drawing on Pentagon estimates and congressional sources, say the U.S. fired over 1,200 Patriot interceptors, more than 1,000 Tomahawks and about 1,100 long‑range stealth cruise missiles, with total war costs estimated at $28–$35 billion.
- An analysis by the Center for Strategic and International Studies estimates inventories of several key missiles have fallen by roughly 45% to 50% and could take one to four years to rebuild.
- Officials moved munitions and forces from Europe and Asia to sustain the campaign, and Indo-Pacific Commander Adm. Samuel Paparo acknowledged limits to the region’s magazine depth.
- The Pentagon and contractors have laid plans to boost output, including a Honeywell effort to surge key components, yet large replenishment buys remain contingent on new funding from Congress.
- The White House rejects claims that stockpiles are dangerously low, while experts point to a stark cost gap in which a $4 million Patriot interceptor can be used to stop a drone that costs tens of thousands.