Pentagon Seeks New Deal To Replenish Missile Supply As Iran War Rages On

Washington aims to replenish its inventory of interceptor missiles as the Iran War rages on.

Department of War (DOW) announced plans to work with Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin to secure nearly 14,000 more Patriot Advanced Capability-3 and Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor components, according to a press release Monday.

This comes after the Center for Strategic and International Studies estimated on July 27 that the United States used up around two-thirds of its pre-war Patriot and THAAD inventories during the Iran War. (RELATED: As US Runs Low On Missiles, Trump Wants To License Production To Ukraine)

“Since June 2025, the Department has been laying the groundwork and establishing key partnerships to expand munitions production,” a Pentagon official told the Daily Caller News Foundation. “By leveraging Undefinitized Contract Actions, we’re getting private industry to invest upfront—cutting through red tape to deliver to our Warfighters at the speed of relevance.”

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