US Navy spent nearly $1 billion on munitions in past six months
The US Navy spent nearly $1 billion in munitions in responding to attacks on Navy ships and commercial vessels in the past six months in the Middle East.
Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro told a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing that the munitions are “extremely important”.
He said they have countered more than 130 direct attacks in the region.
Del Toro also said the arms will have to be replenished.
The Navy is now seeking more than $2 billion in a supplemental package which faces an uncertain path in Congress because of concerns from lawmakers.
President Joe Biden’s $95 billion national security supplemental had languished in the House of Representatives for months after it overwhelmingly cleared the Senate by a 70 – 29 vote in February.
It includes more than $60 billion for Ukraine, $14.1 billion for Israel, nearly $2.5 billion for US military operations in the Red Sea and $4.8 billion for Indo-Pacific partners.
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