The Pentagon’s Inspector General said in a report released Monday that the Pentagon acknowledged that the war in Iran has resulted in munitions shortfalls.
The “munitions expenditure in [Operation Epic Fury] has resulted in strategic inventory shortfalls and revealed industrial base bottlenecks for munitions resupply,” including the building of solid rocket motors, explosives and propellants, the report stated.
The Defense Department is “working to streamline procurement processes and production lead times, and to stockpile critical materials, components, and selected munitions to respond rapidly to a contingency,” the report stated.
The information was provided by the Defense Department in written responses sent to the Inspector General on Aug. 26, according to the report.
The Defense Department estimated the cost of the war to be $33.4 billion as of June 29, according to the report. The estimate included $7.4 billion of cumulative obligations, $22.3 billion for expended munitions and $3.7 billion in equipment losses, it said.
U.S. Central Command reported that Iranian strikes “damaged and destroyed hundreds of buildings and structures” at U.S. bases in the Middle East, according to the report.
U.S. diplomatic facilities in the region have also suffered $184 million in damage from Iranian strikes, the report said.
-ABC News’ Luis Martinez
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