There’s never going to be enough missiles for the number of military conflicts going on.
US officials have informed some European ‘allies’ – including the UK, Poland, Lithuania, Estonia, and Norway – that some contracted weapons deliveries will be delayed as the Iran war continues to deplete weapons stocks.
The Pentagon has warned the countries to expect serious delays for several missile systems.
Financial Times reported:
“The delays are partly driven by acute concerns about US inventory levels given the high volume of weapons used in the past two months in Iran. The American military has already been forced to move weapons from other regions, including the Indo-Pacific, to make up for the shortfalls.
But the Iran war has also deepened concerns about whether the US has a sufficient stockpile of weapons to deter Beijing or defeat China in any future conflict over Taiwan.”
Washington has warned European allies, including the UK, Poland, Lithuania and Estonia, to expect long delivery delays for US weapons — including Nasms and Himars — as it scrambles to replenish stockpiles depleted by the Iran war. Deliveries to Ukriane have already been delayed.…
— Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) May 2, 2026
The delays are bad news for Ukraine after four years of war against Russia.
“The delays will affect munitions for Himars, Nasams and other missile systems. Himars, which have been used in Ukraine, are highly mobile rocket systems made by Lockheed Martin. Nasams are medium-range surface-to-air missile systems co-produced by Raytheon and Norway’s Kongsberg.”
“The Pentagon said it was ‘carefully evaluating new requests for equipment from partners as well as existing arms transfer cases to ensure alignment with operational needs’. It declined to provide details, citing the ‘operationally sensitive nature of these matters’.”
This comes as Trump has vowed to punish weak allies who have not helped in the military confrontation against Iran.
“Trump on Friday dismissed concerns about stockpiles. ‘All over the world, we have inventory, and we can take that if we need it’.”
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