The cost of US military operations against Iran has reached 47.1 billion dollars. According to The New York Times, the Pentagon shared its latest estimates regarding expenditures between February 28 and October 16 with Congress last week.
It was reported that the cost has increased by another 3.5 billion dollars in the approximately six weeks since the Defense Department's previous estimate. It was stated that more than 60 percent of the expenditures were allocated to bombs, missiles, and other ammunition items.
During this period, ammunition spending rose to 29 billion dollars, and it was noted that there has been a decrease in the stocks of some critical weapons, including Patriot air defense missiles. According to the report, the US also utilized ammunition resources from its troops in Asia and Europe as part of the operations.
MILITARY DEPLOYMENT AND ADDITIONAL BUDGET REQUEST
It was stated that the US has sent more than 50 thousand troops to the region, with 2.1 billion dollars spent on Army activities and 7.6 billion dollars spent on operations for fighter jets and bomber squadrons affiliated with the Air Force. The cost of the Navy deploying more than 20 warships, including aircraft carriers, to the region was calculated at 1.5 billion dollars.
It was reported that 6.1 billion dollars has been allocated for the replacement of damaged or destroyed military aircraft and other equipment. The deployment and support of special operations forces to the region were recorded at 645 million dollars, the shipment of supplies and equipment at 92.2 million dollars, cyber support operations at 14 million dollars, and medical support at 24.5 million dollars.
It was reported that 18 US soldiers lost their lives and more than 860 soldiers were injured in the operations. It was stated that the US administration has requested an additional 70 billion dollar budget for the procurement of new weapons and personnel.
It was noted that the Pentagon has not yet responded to a request for comment on the matter.
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