A report by the US Defence Department's inspector general has confirmed that the war with Iran has caused shortages of ammunition and advanced weapons in the US military. Between the start of the war on 28 February and 30 June, "Operation Epic Fury" cost an estimated $33.4 billion (€29 billion). Of that, $22.3 billion was spent on munitions alone. The report to Congress said the scale of weapons used during the conflict had resulted in “strategic inventory shortfalls” and exposed bottlenecks in the US defence industry’s ability to replenish supplies. Experts have estimated it could take around three years to restore stocks of advanced missiles and defensive interceptors to pre-war levels.
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