Journalists and experts (both pro- and anti-war) were citing this months ago when everybody was talking about how expensive the war has been and how much was spent or used up in a day that could take years to replace. Since it’s old news now, I’m fuzzy on the details (might be mostly interceptors to stop drones?) but a simple search brings up results like these from major media (NYT, BBC, etc.), independent media, and beyond:
I don’t have a link for you, but I remember reading that the US+allies have used far more Patriot missiles over the past couple months than Ukraine has used over the past four years. Apparently, this was a major motivation behind Ukraine offering to send specialists to help intercept Shahed drones: They saw the massive waste of Patriot missiles and realised it would impact their ability to get ahold of more.
Source for the depletion of stockpiles?
Edit: Thank you guys, good reads. I appreciate it
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/u-s-will-need-years-to-replenish-stockpiles-of-advanced-weapons-used-in-iran-war-new-analysis-finds
Journalists and experts (both pro- and anti-war) were citing this months ago when everybody was talking about how expensive the war has been and how much was spent or used up in a day that could take years to replace. Since it’s old news now, I’m fuzzy on the details (might be mostly interceptors to stop drones?) but a simple search brings up results like these from major media (NYT, BBC, etc.), independent media, and beyond:
I don’t have a link for you, but I remember reading that the US+allies have used far more Patriot missiles over the past couple months than Ukraine has used over the past four years. Apparently, this was a major motivation behind Ukraine offering to send specialists to help intercept Shahed drones: They saw the massive waste of Patriot missiles and realised it would impact their ability to get ahold of more.