US security-policy journal; analysed how the Iran war depleted US Patriot stocks available for Ukraine
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Foreign Policy quantified the Patriot stock competition between the Iran war and Ukraine: the US entered the Iran campaign with an estimated 2,330 Patriot interceptors and has consumed roughly half in five months of active air-defence operations, directly competing with Ukraine's need for 2,000 interceptors per year. The piece argues this stock depletion explains why the 570-weapon July 2 salvo succeeded in breaking through with 25 ballistic missiles, and predicts further exploitation of the gap before JUMPSTART production can fill it.
“The US has consumed roughly half its Patriot interceptor inventory in the Iran war since February 2026, directly competing with Ukraine's need for 2,000 missiles per year.”