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The Pentagon is allocating approximately $1.2 billion to support ongoing operations in the Middle East as regional tensions continue to escalate.
What’s the deal: According to the Pentagon, the $1.2 billion shift is being done due to “costs incurred by the DoD within the US Central Command region in responding to the situation in Israel or to hostile actions in the region as a direct result of the situation in Israel.”
Missile Restocks:
- $190 million will be spent on Standard Missile-3 Block 1B, a sea-launched missile.
- $8.5 million is allocated for AIM-X Sidewinder air-to-air missiles, used for heat-seeking aerial defense.
- Additional requests include $276 million for SM-6 missiles, $57.3 million for Tomahawk cruise missiles, and $6.7 million for Enhanced Sea Sparrow missiles.
Ship Maintenance: The most significant portion, $300 million, is allocated for unplanned depot maintenance of USS Bataan and ships from the USS Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, which have been actively deployed in the Red Sea.
Other Key Expenditures:
- $26.4 million will replace RTX “Coyote Block 2” drone interceptors.
- $20 million will purchase BAE Systems’ laser-guided rockets.
- $25 million is allocated for Boeing’s Jdam-GPS guidance kits, and another $7.4 million for Small Diameter Bombs.
