Pentagon races to buy 10X more missiles as Iran war dwindles arsenal, threatens readiness for China aggression

The Pentagon plans a massive increase in purchases of interceptors like PAC-3 MSE and THAAD due to recent missile-intensive conflicts protecting assets in Israel, the Red Sea, and American forces. This procurement ramp-up is necessitated by years of drawing down critical stockpiles following relatively modest purchasing numbers. The Army's acquisition objective for PAC-3 MSE was shown to increase more than quadrupling its prior requirements.