This is how much the US has spent so far on the war in Iran. The Pentagon announced the amount
Hurst provided these cost estimates for war with Iran during a hearing before the House Armed Services Committee. The hearing concerned the draft defense budget, amounting to a record $1.5 trillion. — We are currently spending about $25 billion. for Operation Epic Fury. Most of that is ammunition, but some is the cost of repairing and replacing damaged equipment, said Hurst, the department's chief financial officer.
These were the first official numbers released by the Pentagon regarding the war with Iran. Hurst also announced that the Ministry of Defense would soon ask Congress to adopt additional measures in connection with the war. Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth previously suggested that this package could amount to $200 billion.
The USA used 30-50 percent. SM-3 and SM-6 arsenal
This is a separate package from the Pentagon budget requested by the White House. This budget would amount to USD 1.5 trillion, i.e. 50 percent. more than this year. Hegseth announced that the money will be allocated, among others, to: to increase the production of key types of ammunition, including: PAC-3 missiles for the Patriot systems, SM-3 and SM-6 missiles for the Aegis and THAAD anti-missile shields, Tomahawk missiles, and Precision Strike Missile (PrSM). According to an analysis by the CSIS think tank, during the war with Iran, the US used about 30-50 percent. the entire arsenal of these missiles.
Hegseth also criticized former President Joe Biden's administration for transferring “hundreds of billions of dollars in equipment” to Ukraine without proper oversight.
