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Tomahawk missile launch from a naval vessel against a clear blue sky — visualizing the Pentagon’s $22.9 billion allocation to replenish cruise missile stocks amid tensions with Iran

Pentagon allocates $22.9 billion for Tomahawk missiles: response to stockpile depletion in conflict with Iran

Politics 08/18/2026, 03:44
🇺🇸 The Pentagon allocated $22.9 billion for Tomahawk missiles. The contract with Raytheon aims to solve the problem of ammunition shortages in the conflict with Iran. CSIS experts report a halving of Patriot and THAAD stockpiles, although officials deny a critical deficit. President Trump personally took an interest in the supply issue. 🚀📉 #Pentagon #Tomahawk #Iran #Military
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Tomahawk missile with Raytheon and NavAir logos in flight against a blue sky

Pentagon Launches 'Arsenal of Freedom': US to Spend $23 Billion on Mass Production of Tomahawk Missiles

Politics 08/18/2026, 02:01
🇺🇸 The Pentagon signed a $22.9 billion contract with Raytheon for the mass production of Tomahawk missiles. 🚀 Under the 'Arsenal of Freedom' initiative, missile production will increase from 60 to 1,000 units per year. 🔥 The cause was a sharp reduction in stocks during the war in Iran, where the US expended about 1,000 missiles. 📉 Stocks of precision weapons decreased by a third, and ATACMS and PrSM missiles are practically exhausted. 🏭 Raytheon is investing in new capacities, but the exact delivery schedule is not disclosed.
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Launch of a Patriot missile from a mobile launcher in the desert, illustrating the issue of US precision missile shortages in the conflict with Iran

Depleted Arsenal: How the Conflict with Iran Exposed the US Shortage of Precision Missiles

Politics 08/06/2026, 05:33
🚀 <b>Critical Missile Shortage in the US</b> Reuters reports that the US Army has practically exhausted its stocks of long-range ATACMS and PrSM missiles over 5 months of conflict with Iran. 🔹 <b>What happened:</b> Stocks of precision weapons intended for strikes on ground targets are "almost completely" spent. 🔹 <b>Consequences:</b> Experts are sounding the alarm: a lack of missiles threatens US plans to contain China in the future. 🔹 <b>Solution:</b> The Pentagon has signed an agreement with Raytheon for accelerated production of Tomahawk missiles to replenish the arsenal. #USA #Pentagon #Iran #Military #ATACMS
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