Historic levels of missiles were expended by U.S. Navy ships in the Middle East in defense of Israel and in protection of Red Sea shipping since October of 2023. This led Admiral James Kilby, Naval Operations acting chief, to testify in June that their ship-launched air defense interceptors — SM-3s — are being expended at an “alarming rate” in defense of Israel.
But just how alarmed should we really be?
To determine this we need to know how many missiles the U.S. had in its inventory prior to October of 2023, how many missiles were expended since then, and how many new missiles have been produced since the beginning of 2024 up through June of 2025.
Using publicly-reported info over the last year, writer Mike Fredenberg comes up with what can only be "alarming" numbers, and costs. Please read on RS today: https://responsiblestatecraft.org/missile-depletion-us-navy/
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