According to the WSJ, there are concerns in the United States due to the rapid consumption of ammunition due to military conflicts.

The production of projectiles for anti-aircraft missile systems is considered very expensive, according to US defense companies.

The United States is becoming concerned about the heavy use of limited air defense munitions as a result of wars in the Middle East and Ukraine. According to The Wall Street Journal, the US Department of Defense fears that stockpiles of shells are quickly depleted, and new ones do not have time to arrive, which could make the US vulnerable in a potential conflict in the Pacific Ocean.

US Navy spokesman Carlos Del Toro said the US Pacific Fleet is putting pressure on industry to increase production of standard missiles due to warship deployments near the Middle East. The unidentified congressmen claim that more than a hundred conventional rockets were used in a Hamas attack on Israel last year, some of which were intercepted by US forces. They add that it usually takes two shots to shoot down an enemy target with air defense, but this is very expensive.

“These are indeed very expensive ammunition that are used against the Houthis and the Iranian metallurgy. It will take a lot of time and money to replace a spent rocket,” the unnamed congressman was quoted as saying. The US Department of Defense said it does not disclose its stockpile due to its top secret status because such information could be used by Iran and its allies.