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US only Has 25% of Patriot Missiles Needed for War Plans, Guardian Reports
UNITED STATES, JUL 8 – The United States paused Patriot missile transfers after stockpiles fell to 25%, citing recent Middle East operations and concerns over national defense readiness, officials said.
- The Trump administration paused a shipment of Patriot missile interceptors to Ukraine on July 2 due to low U.S. stockpiles revealed by an internal Pentagon review.
- This halt followed heavy use of interceptors defending U.S. interests in the Middle East, including nearly 30 launched against Iranian missile strikes on Al Udeid Air Base.
- Despite the pause, Trump promised Ukrainian President Zelensky on July 5 to send 10 Patriot interceptors immediately, fewer than originally planned to preserve U.S. readiness.
- Reports indicate the U.S. currently holds only 25% of the Patriot interceptors needed for all military operations, with priorities shifting to meet global defense requirements.
- The decision underscores ongoing challenges in balancing Ukraine's urgent defense needs amid escalating Russian attacks with maintaining adequate U.S. and allied missile defense stockpiles.
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US only has 25% of Patriot missiles needed for war plans, Guardian reports
The United States has only about 25% of the Patriot missile interceptors it needs to meet Pentagon military plans, a shortage that led U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to pause a major transfer of weapons to Ukraine, the Guardian reported on July 8.The decision to halt the delivery, made on July 2, followed an internal review showing low stockpiles of critical air defense systems. The depletion was largely due to recent U.S. operatio…
‘Alarming Depletion’: U.S. Patriot Interceptor Arsenal Falls to Just 25 Percent of Minimum Requirements
The United States has heavily depleted its stockpiles of surface-to-air missiles for the MIM-104 Patriot long range air defence system, which have fallen to just 25 percent of the volume deemed necessary by the Pentagon. Severe depletion has been assessed by a number of Western sources to have been a primary factor in the Trump administration’s recent decision to suspend supplies to Ukraine, as the Pentagon’s global munitions tracker showed that…
The decision to halt supplies was based on data from the Pentagon's Global Munitions Tracking System
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