🇮🇷☄️🇺🇸🇮🇱 In the 7 months of the war with Iran, the US has burned through more Patriot interceptor missiles than in 19 years (2001–2020). At the same time, the chart accounts only for the US Army's consumption (excluding allies). 1,800 interceptors equal roughly three years of production (Lockheed Martin produced 620 units in 2025). The company has already announced its intention to scale up production to 2,000 units by 2030, though even this will not solve the problem. An Iranian missile is an order of magnitude cheaper than an interceptor, while a drone is cheaper by two orders of magnitude. On the other hand, this allows for pumping money into Lockheed Martin and 'making America great again'—through government defense contracts. 😆 Subscribe