A think tank report estimates US stockpiles of its two critical air defense interceptors are dramatically reduced since combat between the U.S. and Iran began on Feb. 28.
The overwhelming majority of what we sent them were things that were due or past due being decommissioned anyway, a process which would have costed more than giving them to Ukraine. Then we claimed them at the prices they would cost new in the budget to build completely new weapons. So we saved money on getting rid of old stuff and spent money buying new stuff. Ukraine actually did us a favor in taking it and blowing it up for us.
The overwhelming majority of what we sent them were things that were due or past due being decommissioned anyway, a process which would have costed more than giving them to Ukraine. Then we claimed them at the prices they would cost new in the budget to build completely new weapons. So we saved money on getting rid of old stuff and spent money buying new stuff. Ukraine actually did us a favor in taking it and blowing it up for us.