The US fired well over 100 THAAD interceptors in the Iran war, draining up to a third of a costly, slow-to-replace arsenal
Interceptor stocks
After 500+ Iranian ballistic missiles, Tamir interceptor production shifts partly to a US plant supplying both armies
Space Force picks 12 firms for space-based interceptors as estimates swing from $175B to $3.6T
SM-6 funding leaps to over $8.5B and a terminated SM-3 line is restored, but full depth won't return before 2028
Operation Epic Fury burned through PAC-3 missiles faster than two years of production can replace