The Pentagon spent over $47 billion on the war with Iran: where did the money go?

2026-10-28T10:47:24.000Z

The US military's expenses for the war against Iran have exceeded $47 billion, which is more than 25% above the expected amount announced by the US Department of Defense in July.

The main part of the expenses is related to the need to replenish ammunition stocks and replace military equipment used or lost during combat operations.

In particular, more than $29 billion is needed to replenish expended ammunition stocks. Another $6 billion is for replacing military equipment.

The provided data does not contain a clear estimate of the costs of restoring damaged US military bases due to Iranian missile and drone attacks.

The last time the Pentagon reported on the financial aspect of the war was in September, and the amount was just under $44 billion. Thus, the last month of confrontation has drained the Pentagon's budget of another $3 billion.