#munitions-stockpiles

#munitions-stockpiles

The Pentagon said in a release that it hopes to procure more than 10,000 low-cost cruise missiles over three years beginning in 2027, via firm-fixed-price production contracts "creating a pathway for rapid and repeatable production of highvolume, lethal strike capabilities." The department plans to begin buying test missiles from all four LCCM companies in June 2026, ahead of military assessments.

The Pentagon has released a new price tag for the US-Israel war with Iran, saying it has cost the United States $29bn. The department's comptroller revealed the new total during a Senate committee hearing on Tuesday alongside Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth. The estimate is an increase from the $25bn the official, Jules Hurst, reported to members of Congress in late April, the first time the administration of US President Donald Trump had given an official figure.

None of the above will matter if you are dead. General Mark Milley emphasized that new long-range missiles, improved tanks, and better-armed infantrymen are useless without effective air defense, highlighting the critical importance of sky shield capabilities for military dominance and soldier survival in future conflicts.

CENTCOM's Task Force Scorpion Strike-for the first time in history-is using one-way attack drones in combat during Operation Epic Fury. These low-cost drones, modeled after Iran's Shahed drones, are now delivering American-made retribution.