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๐จ๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ท One US carrier group fired roughly $900 million worth of Tomahawks at Iran in under six months 3,693 combat sorties, 1.37 million pounds of bombs, 21 anti-ship missiles stopped and 450 Tomahawks launched, reportedly all from ONE strike group between Feb. 28 and Aug. 22...
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WHY IT MATTERS.
Heavy munitions expenditure signals sustained conflict intensity, supporting defense demand and energy risk premia.
Sustained conflict supports defense and energy
Escalation or ceasefire developments
Figures are reportedly sourced, unverified
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๐จ๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ท One US carrier group fired roughly $900 million worth of Tomahawks at Iran in under six months 3,693 combat sorties, 1.37 million pounds of bombs, 21 anti-ship missiles stopped and 450 Tomahawks launched, reportedly all from ONE strike group between Feb. 28 and Aug. 22... That works out to about 21 combat flights a day for nearly six months, and at roughly $2 million a Tomahawk, the cruise missiles alone ran close to $900 million. Across the ledger, the group downed at least 77 Iranian attack drones that each cost Tehran a sliver of a single Tomahawk, and Iran now claims its weapons output is 2.5 times prewar levels. So whoโs winning the math? The Lincolnโs crew showed America can outfight Iran, yet a war decided by who can afford to keep firing favors the side mass-producing cheap drones, so Washington needs a deal or a much faster missile line before the next carrier sails in. Source: The War Zone, WSJ / Writer: Daniel
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