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The U.S. Has Burned Through Over $2.4 Billion Worth of Patriot Missile Interceptors in Just Five Days of War with Iran

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Reports from multiple Western sources confirmed on March 5 that the United States Army has expended over 800 anti-ballistic missiles from MIM-104 Patriot long range air defence systems during just five days of hostilities with Iran, after the U.S and Israel both launched a large scale attack against the country on February 28. This exceeds the total estimated number of Patriot interceptors launched throughout the entire Russian-Ukrainian War, in which the Patriot has been operated for close to three years, and is estimated to have furthered worsened the already very severe shortage of interceptors available. Patriot interceptors cost approximately $3 million each, with costs varying depending on the types of interceptors in use. The PAC-3 MSE interceptor, for example, costs the U.S. Army approximately $3.9 million, although it has been sold abroad for $6.25 million. Chinese Satellite Imagery of Patriot System at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar The very large size of Iran’s ballistic missi

Reports from multiple Western sources confirmed on March 5 that the United States Army has expended over 800 anti-ballistic missiles from MIM-104 Patriot long range air defence systems during just five days of hostilities with Iran, after the U.S and Israel both launched a large scale attack against the country on February 28. This exceeds the total estimated number of Patriot interceptors launched throughout the entire Russian-Ukrainian War, in which the Patriot has been operated for close to three years, and is estimated to have furthered worsened the already very severe shortage of…

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