Gulf Insider
The seven-week Iran war, currently on pause due to an extended ceasefire, has raised alarm in Washington over the question of how fast the US has burned through its missile interceptor stockpile. The two-week ceasefire, having just been extended, provided an opportunity for both sides to restock and regroup. A fresh analysis from the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) finds the US military tore through nearly half its Patriot interceptor inventory while heavily draining multiple other critical missile stockpiles. According to CSIS, the Pentagon burned through almost 50% of its Patriot missiles, more than half of its Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) systems – designed to counter short, medium, and intermediate-range threats – and over 45% of its Precision Strike Missiles (PrSMs) during the Iran air and missile campaign. And the hangover won’t be short given that replenishing key munitions – including Tomahawks and JASSMs – back to levels before Trump’s latest war of choice in the Middle East could take anywhere from one to four years. Below is a key line from the fresh CSIS report: The Trump administration recently announced a series of agreements with industry to boost production and put missile inventories on a “wartime footing.” The large quantities of munitions in the […]
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