美国总统特朗普在上周五坎普戴维的内阁会议期间，对国防部长皮特·海格塞斯在导弹严重短缺问题上情报不足的状况表示沮丧，并当众对其发泄[1]。美国在伊朗冲突中大量消耗了关键武器库存，导致长程制导导弹和防空拦截器极度短缺，这正在制约美国的军事选择。根据美国军方的统计，在伊朗冲突初期仅一个月内，美国就发射了850多枚战斧巡航导弹和超过1000枚爱国者及THAAD防空系统导弹[1]。同期内，美军还使用了超过1300枚陆军战术弹道导弹（ATACM），导致该型号库存已经耗尽[1]。从2月28日至4月7日，美国打击了伊朗13000多个目标，并防御了8500多枚来自伊朗的导弹或无人机[1]。
尽管美国宣布了新的生产协议，但这些武器的生产周期可能长达两年，无法在短期内缓解库存压力[1]。为应对这一局面，海格塞斯和五角大楼向国会要求提供670亿美元的额外军事资金[1]。美国国防预算请求已达到创纪录的1.5万亿美元[1]。
President Trump expressed frustration with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a Cabinet meeting at Camp David last Friday over inadequate intelligence regarding severe shortages in America's missile arsenal.[1] The United States has depleted critical weapons stockpiles following military operations against Iran, leaving long-range guided missiles and air defense interceptors in critically short supply and constraining US military options.[1]
The scale of weapons consumption during the early phase of the Iran conflict was substantial.[1] Over the course of one month, the US fired more than 850 Tomahawk cruise missiles and over 1,000 rounds from Patriot and THAAD air defense systems, while deploying more than 1,300 Army Tactical Missile System (ATACM) rounds within weeks.[1] ATACM inventory has been completely exhausted.[1] Between February 28 and April 7, American forces struck over 13,000 Iranian targets and defended against more than 8,500 incoming Iranian munitions or drones.[1]
Despite new production agreements announced by the US, manufacturing timelines for these weapons could extend up to two years, offering no near-term relief to current shortages.[1] Hegseth and the Pentagon have requested an additional $67 billion in military funding from Congress, with the overall defense budget request reaching a record $1.5 trillion.[1]