CSIS Report: U.S. Uses Over 50% of THAAD and Patriot Interceptors in Ongoing Iran Conflict

U.S. has fired over 53% of its THAAD interceptors and at least 45% of its critical Patriot missile interceptors during the war on Iran, according to a Center for Strategic and International Studies report released on Tuesday. U.S.

Could have used up to 290 of its estimated 360 THAAD interceptors, more than 80%. U.S. has also used more than 45% of its Precision Strike Missiles (PrSMs) and 1,100 long-range stealth cruise missiles, nearly all of the total in Washington’s stockpile.

U.S. has burned through thousands of missiles since the Iran war began on February 28, 2026. U.S. has enough critical munitions to continue its war on Iran under any plausible scenario, but notes that diminished stockpiles create near-term risks for potential conflicts with peers like China.

A potential supplemental bill for the Iran war is slated to cost around $80 to $100 billion, according to the White House. The Army has asked for more than $20 billion in the DoD’s FY 2027 defense budget request to buy more replacement THAADs and Patriot missile interceptors.

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U.S. conflict with Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq al-Said in Muscat. U.S.

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