Multiple reports citing sources familiar with internal US assessments say the US Army has used up nearly 80% of its interceptors for a key missile defense system. CNN is cited as reporting that senior US military officials warn the Pentagon’s munitions stockpile is “dangerously low,” with particular depletion affecting air-defence-related capabilities. The reporting says the Army has exhausted nearly four-fifths of its THAAD missile inventory compared to pre-war figures. It also says about half of its Patriot interceptors have been used since the start of the war on Iran. One source familiar with recent internal Pentagon reports is quoted as saying the Army used “virtually all” of its highly accurate long-range surface-to-air weapons during the same period. The accounts describe a rapid reduction in available interceptor rounds and highlight concerns among officials about remaining stock levels, but they do not provide updated totals or specific timelines beyond comparing usage to pre-war figures and referencing the period covering the Iran conflict.
US Army Interceptor Stocks Depleted, Officials Warn Pentagon Is “Dangerously Low”
Multiple reports citing sources familiar with internal US assessments say the US Army has used up nearly 80% of its interceptors for a key missile defense system. CNN is cited as reporting that senior...
- US officials warn the Pentagon’s munitions stockpile for missile defense is “dangerously low.”
- About 80% of the US Army’s interceptors for a key missile defense system have been depleted, according to sources cited by CNN.
- THAAD interceptors: the Army has reportedly used nearly four-fifths compared with pre-war figures.
- Patriot interceptors: about half are reported to have been used since the start of the war on Iran.
- Sources say the Army used “virtually all” of its highly accurate long-range surface-to-air weapons during the same period.
Nearly 80% of US army's interceptors for a key missile defense system depleted: Report The US army has used up nearly 80 percent of its interceptors for a key missile defence system, CNN reported citing several sources familiar with the matter. According to the report, senior US military officials warned that the Pentagon’s munitions stockpile is "dangerously low," with key air defence systems particularly depleted during the war on Iran. The US military exhausted nearly four-fifths of its THAAD missile inventory compared to pre-war figures. Meanwhile, half of its Patriot interceptors were burned through since the start of the war. One source familiar with recent internal Pentagon reports noted that the army used "virtually all" of its highly accurate long-range, surface-to-air weapons in the same period.
3 hours agoNearly 80% of US army's interceptors for a key missile defense system depleted: Report The US army has used up nearly 80 percent of its interceptors for a key missile defence system, CNN reported citing several sources familiar with the matter. According to the report, senior US military officials warned that the Pentagon’s munitions stockpile is "dangerously low," with key air defence systems particularly depleted during the war on Iran. The US military exhausted nearly four-fifths of its THAAD missile inventory compared to pre-war figures. Meanwhile, half of its Patriot interceptors were burned through since the start of the war. One source familiar with recent internal Pentagon reports noted that the army used "virtually all" of its highly accurate long-range, surface-to-air weapons in the same period.
4 hours agoThe US military has exhausted nearly 80 percent of its interceptors for a key missile defense system as senior US military commanders are warning that the Pentagon’s munitions stockpile is “dangerously low,” according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. Stockpiles of key air defense systems have been particularly depleted during the war with Iran. … The post Nearly 80% of interceptors for a key missile defense system depleted, sources say appeared first on Egypt Independent.
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