WASHINGTON, United States: The Pentagon is seeking $18.2 billion in emergency missile stockpile funding for advanced weapons used during the Iran war, Bloomberg reported on July 31.
Pentagon documents sent to congressional defence committees allocated $5.75 billion for Terminal High Altitude Area Defence interceptors and $5.57 billion for Patriot Missile Segment Enhancement weapons, according to a published summary of Bloomberg’s report.
The request also included $1.9 billion for SM-6 missiles. That allocation formed part of the $3.28 billion sought for three Navy Standard Missile variants.
While the Pentagon requested $100 million for the classified Joint Advanced Tactical Missile. The $18.2 billion allocation sits within the Pentagon’s $67.1 billion share of a broader $87.6 billion supplemental request.
The White House budget submission designated $21 billion for munitions, critical capabilities and defence-industrial capacity.
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Bloomberg said US forces fired 13,629 munitions at Iranian targets between the conflict’s start on February 28 and an April ceasefire.
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A Center for Strategic and International Studies analysis estimated that Tomahawk, THAAD and Patriot inventories would take at least three years to return to prewar levels.
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It estimated a recovery period of about two years for SM-3 and SM-6 stocks. The supplemental funding request remains subject to congressional approval. The White House has urged lawmakers to act on it promptly.
