Four days into the war, US Central Command said that the US had struck 2,000 targets using more than 2,000 munitions.
Officials briefed the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense. One senator said he believes cost is higher since the figure didn't include aspects like munitions replacement.
Defense officials said that the military spent $5.6 billion of munitions in the first two days of the conflict, according to news outlets
In just days of attacks, the US has used weapons stores that could take years to rebuild. On today’s Big Take podcast, Sarah Holder sits down with global defense editor Gerry Doyle and Bloomberg Economics’ defense lead Becca Wasser to discuss the arms race that could determine the outcome of the Iran war and what dwindling supplies mean for US readiness…
The Pentagon churned through about $5.6 billion worth of munitions during the first two days of the U.S. war with Iran, a congressional source familiar with the matter told The Hill Monday night. The Defense Department delivered the estimate to Congress on Monday, the source said. The source did not elaborate on what kind of…
Approximately 140 American service members in the Middle East have been injured since the war against Iran began about a week and a half ago. Roughly 75% of those service members have returned to duty already, though eight service members are still listed as “severely injured,” according to chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell. “Since the…
