The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) issued a report warning that the defense stockpiles of Saudi Arabia and other Persian Gulf countries have been severely depleted during the war with Iran. According to the report, Saudi Arabia has used up about 86% of its 2,800 Patriot PAC-3 interceptor missiles.
Publish dateSunday 9 August 2026 - 08:51
Story Code : 362741
Afghan Voice Agency (AVA): According to the report, Saudi Arabia has used up about 86% of its 2,800 Patriot PAC-3 interceptor missiles, and by April, only 400 of these missiles remained.
The Center for Strategic and International Studies emphasized that the current stockpiles in the Persian Gulf countries have been severely depleted, and the military stockpiles of Patriot interceptor missiles in the United States have also been severely depleted due to their extensive use in the ongoing conflict with Iran.
According to the report, it is estimated that about 65% of Patriot missiles were used by the US military between February and July, and the number of these missiles has decreased from about 2,330 before the start of the war to 759 by the end of July 2026.
US military experts have warned that the ammunition shortage is a “very serious” situation and that the industrial base cannot keep up with the rate of consumption.
Steve Gunnard, a retired US Navy colonel, stressed that it will take between two and four years to produce and deliver some of these missiles, and it will take three years or more to restore stocks to pre-war levels with Iran.
The Center for Strategic and International Studies emphasized that the current stockpiles in the Persian Gulf countries have been severely depleted, and the military stockpiles of Patriot interceptor missiles in the United States have also been severely depleted due to their extensive use in the ongoing conflict with Iran.
According to the report, it is estimated that about 65% of Patriot missiles were used by the US military between February and July, and the number of these missiles has decreased from about 2,330 before the start of the war to 759 by the end of July 2026.
US military experts have warned that the ammunition shortage is a “very serious” situation and that the industrial base cannot keep up with the rate of consumption.
Steve Gunnard, a retired US Navy colonel, stressed that it will take between two and four years to produce and deliver some of these missiles, and it will take three years or more to restore stocks to pre-war levels with Iran.
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