From Reports: US fired $500 million worth of THAAD interceptors to defend Israel from Iran, other foes
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Illustrative: US President Donald Trump gets out of a THAAD missile truck at the White House in Washington, DC, on July 15, 2019. (Brendan Smialowski / AFP)
New Pentagon budget documents cited by several US media reports show that the United States fired interceptor missiles worth a total of some $500 million to defend Israel during the current war, primarily during June’s 12-day war with Iran.
According to The War Zone and Business Insider, one document seeks $498.265 million in emergency funding to replace an unspecified number of advanced Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor missiles that have been “expended in support of Israel.” Reports have indicated the US fired between 100 and 150 THAAD missiles during the Iran war.
The budgetary demands require the approval of the US Congress.
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