WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The US Navy launched about 10% of its ready-to-fire Tomahawk missile arsenal during the first three days of the military operation against #Iran, The National Interest magazine reported on Monday. This represents roughly 40...
...0 missiles, a significant expenditure that exceeds the total number of Tomahawks produced over the past five years, the report said. The fact reportedly raised concerns about potential stockpile depletion. The outlet added that producing a single missile takes one and a half to two years, with historical annual production maintained at around 90 missiles. Each missile costs $2-4 million, the report said. Production is complex due to supply issues, as only a few specialized domestic compani...
...es manufacture the components, many of which coming from single-source suppliers. Thus, missile production becomes fully dependent on these firms' capacity functions. On February 28, the United States and #Israel launched strikes on targets in Iran, including in Tehran, causing damage and civilian casualties. Iran responded by striking Israeli territory and US military facilities in the Middle East.The US and Israel initially claimed their "preemptive" attack was necessary to counter the p...
...erceived threat coming from Iran's nuclear program, but they soon made it clear that they want to see a change of power in Iran. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed on the first day of the military operation. The Islamic Republic declared 40 days of mourning.