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The United States has rapidly depleted their weapons reserves and "for years" burned down any of the essential ammunition since the start of the war with Iran, reported on Friday the Financial Times, citing people acquainted with the case.
During the closed briefing on Tuesday, Pentagon officials estimated that the first six days of the U.S. war with Iran had already cost at least $11.3 billion, According to the newspaper.
The fast failure of ammunition sparked concerns about the expanding cost of war and Washington's ability to replenish key weapons supplies, including advanced long-range Tomahawk missiles, stated FT.
The Washington Centre for strategical and global Studies estimated that US forces fired 168 missiles maneuvering Tomahawk during the first 100 hours of operations against Iran.
"It's a immense expense on Tomahawks. The Navy will feel this for respective years.” – said the source, adding that the United States is struggling with a deficiency that will most likely not be resolved quickly.
The Tomahawk maneuvering missiles, a US Navy subsonic long-range assault weapon, carrying a 450 kg (1000 pounds) warhead, cost about $3.6 million each.
The US Army has purchased only 322 in the past 5 years, including 57 per fiscal year 2026 for $206.6 million, which was adequate to replace only a fraction of those likely to have been utilized in fresh operations.
The US spending scale contrasts sharply with Washington's fresh assurances.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth told the public earlier this period that “Our ammunition is full, and our will is iron”While Trump boasted that the country could lead wars “forever’ Thanks. ‘practically unlimited’ arms supplies.
According to the British source, the Pentagon is about to apply to the White home and legislature for an additional $50 billion to fund the military.
However, any additional financing of the war with Iran will likely encounter strong opposition in both chambers.
Democratic legislators are expected to protest, and many of them condemn the run as illegal due to the deficiency of authorisation of Congress, reports FT.
Senator Lisa Murkowski (a Alaskan republican, a associate of the legislature Committee on Measures, expressed opposition to an open motion and recalled that the White home had long informed Ukraine and its European supporters that it could not deliver more weapons without depleted American supplies.
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source:https://www.rt.com/news/634804-us-iran-war-munitions/
