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During Israel's 12-day conflict with Iran, the U.S. military reportedly fired over 150 THAAD missile interceptors to defend Israel, which constitutes about a quarter of its total THAAD stockpiles, highlighting concerns over missile inventory levels and the challenges of maintaining operational readiness amid ongoing conflicts and procurement delays.
The US and its allies are inadequately prepared to defend against saturation missile attacks, with current missile defense systems like THAAD and Patriot facing limitations in intercepting large volumes of missiles, especially hypersonic ones, and the US industrial base struggling to produce enough interceptors to maintain effective defense.
The US used nearly 14% of its THAAD missile interceptors during a conflict with Iran, which could take 3 to 8 years to replenish, raising concerns about future military readiness and capability shortfalls.
Ukraine has presented a list of U.S. weapons it needs to combat the Russian military, including advanced air defense systems like the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), F-18 "Hornet" fighter jets, drones, Apache and Blackhawk helicopters. The list also includes big-ticket items such as C-17 Globemaster transport jets and C-130 Super Hercules, as well as F-16s, long-range ATACMS missiles, and various types of drones. Ukraine is seeking Western military aid to continue its fight against Russia, and the requested weapons would amount to billions of dollars in purchases or donations.