US Will Spend $1.2 Billion to Restock Arms After Iran, Houthi Attacks
About $8.5 million will go for more heat-seeking air-to-air AIM-X Sidewinder missiles, according to the documents.
Photographer: Todd Frantom/US Navy
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The Pentagon will spend about $1.2 billion to maintain ships deployed as part of operations in the Red Sea and to replenish stocks of missiles fired to repel attacks by Iran and its proxies, according to new budget documents.
The spending, detailed in two Sept. 6 budget documents submitted to congressional defense committees and posted online, helps shine a light on the cost of maintaining a stepped-up presence in the region, as well as shooting down drones and missiles deployed by Iran and one of its proxies, the Houthi rebels in Yemen.