U.S.-Israel coalition war costs $26 billion in 16 days: ammunition consumption is staggering, with questionable cost-effectiveness

The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) points out that the first 16 days following the outbreak of war with Iran revealed a harsh reality:

The pace at which the U.S.-Israel alliance is consuming munitions is economically and industrially unsustainable.

⭕️ The report shows:

Within just over two weeks, the U.S.-Israel alliance launched 11,294 munitions

Estimated cost: $26 billion

Within the first 96 hours after the war began, over 5,000 munitions were fired

⭕️ Analysis highlights the core issue: the poor cost-effectiveness ratio—spending millions of dollars to buy intercept missiles to destroy Iranian drones and low-cost missiles.

⭕️ A clear example:

Using systems like C-RAM, approximately 509,500 rounds were fired at a cost of only about $25 million

In contrast, missile interception expenses during the same period reached as high as $19 billion

⭕️ The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) warns:

The real danger lies not only in the scale of expenditure but also in the difficulty of replenishing these munitions afterward.

⭕️ Estimates:

Current spending: $26 billion

Owing to slow wartime production and high costs, future resupply could require more than $50 billion.

Original source: toutiao.com/article/1860640356959296/

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