Trump Energy Sec. Deletes Claim That Navy Is Escorting Oil Tankers
An anonymous official told the Job that these measures were taken as a precaution to defend against a possible increase in Iranian retaliation, and not because of an immediate shortage of weapons in the Middle East. But this puts the United States at risk where it now lacks air defense systems, considered the most advanced in the world.
“The more you shoot THAADs and Patriots, the more risks you take in the Indo-Pacific and Ukraine,” said Mark Cancian, who monitors U.S. weapons stockpiles at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Job.
Last year, during the 12-day war between Israel and Iran, the United States used approximately 25 percent of its THAAD interceptors, as well as a large number of on-board interceptors. A THAAD battery typically needs 95 troops, six truck-mounted launchers, 48 interceptors (eight for each launcher), a radar system, and a fire control and communications element. As of the middle of last year, there were only nine active THAAD batteries in the world. One of them costs between $1 billion and $1.8 billion.
