US depletes most of its long‑range precision missiles in Iran war

ATACMS PrSM U.S. missile stockpile Iran war THAAD

U.S. Army sources say the United States has used virtually all of its Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) and Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) stockpiles during the five‑month war with Iran. The same reporting indicates that about 80 % of the THAAD interceptors and roughly half of the Patriot missiles have been expended since the conflict began, and the Navy has employed just under half of the global Tomahawk missile inventory. U.S. Central Command has been drawing on missile stores from other regions to replenish the depleted land‑based stock. President Donald Trump has asserted that the United States still possesses “far more munitions than anyone else in the world” and that defense firms are producing ammunition at record levels, a claim that analysts say may not match the actual depletion rates. The rapid consumption of these high‑cost, long‑range precision weapons has raised concerns within the Pentagon about future readiness and the potential need to rely more on piloted bombing missions if the war were to expand.

Entities: Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) · Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) · Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) · Donald Trump · General Dan Caine · Iran · Patriot missile system · Pete Hegseth · Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) · Precision Strike Missiles (PrSM) · President Donald Trump · THAAD

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What the coverage asserts, and how well corroborated each claim is across sources.

[● 5 SOURCES] U.S. THAAD missile stock has been reduced by roughly 38 % since the start of the Iran war. (U.S. THAAD stock reduced 38 % (article 8a7532cf...))
[● 19 SOURCES] The United States has used about half of its Tomahawk cruise‑missile stock during the Iran war. (U.S. defense sources)
[● 2 SOURCES] Only about one third of the 2,300 Patriot rockets remain in the U.S. inventory after five months of fighting Iran. (Patriot rockets reduced to one third (article 8a7532cf...))
[● 30 SOURCES] U.S. Army used virtually all ATACMS missiles during the five‑month Iran war. (sources)
[● 30 SOURCES] The U.S. Army used virtually all of its Precision Strike Missiles (PrSM) during the five‑month war with Iran. (U.S. Army)
[● 3 SOURCES] The war with Iran has cost the United States between $37 billion and $117.5 billion so far. (War cost $37‑117.5 billion (article 8a7532cf...))
[● 21 SOURCES] Depletion of ATACMS and PrSM stocks could limit U.S. deterrence against Russia and China. (multiple Reuters sources)
[● 30 SOURCES] U.S. Central Command nearly exhausted its pre‑war land‑based ATACMS/PrSM stock but replenished from other U.S. supplies worldwide. (sources)
[● 20 SOURCES] The United States has used about half of its Tomahawk cruise‑missile stock during the war. (sources)
[● 17 SOURCES] The war with Iran began in late February 2024. (multiple Reuters sources)
[● 6 SOURCES] The United States used almost all Precision Strike Missiles (PrSM) during the five‑month war with Iran. (Reuters sources)
[○ 1 SOURCE] The United States fired a large portion of its Tomahawk cruise missiles during the war with Iran. (Reuters and CSIS report)