Media learned the amount the Pentagon has requested to replenish missile stockpiles

The U.S. Department of Defense has requested $18.2 billion from Congress to replenish interceptor missile arsenals.

This was reported by Bloomberg.

According to the agency, this sum is part of an overall request for an additional $67 billion submitted earlier to Capitol Hill. As the agency notes, the Pentagon plans to spend the $18.2 billion on munitions, the stockpiles of which in the United States are at dangerously low levels, according to military officials and lawmakers. Approximately $5.75 billion of that amount is planned to be allocated for interceptors for the THAAD missile defense systems, $5.57 billion for Patriot system missiles, and $1.9 billion for SM-6 missiles. In addition, the Pentagon intends to procure Tomahawk cruise missiles and Precision Strike Missile short-range ballistic missiles, which were used by the United States for the first time during the military operation against Iran.

As The New York Times reported citing sources, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine warned that U.S. Central Command could resume large-scale military operations against Iran, but in that case interceptor stockpiles would be at dangerously low levels. President Donald Trump denied this information, stating that the U.S. military has "far more" munitions than needed.