🇺🇸 The U.S. war with Iran has reportedly cost ~$25 billion in just a few weeks. Here's a rough breakdown of where that money is going: - Precision munitions & missiles (~$10–12B): Thousands of Tomahawks ($2M each), JDAMs, JASSMs, GBU-57 bunker-busters ($3–4M each), Hellfires, etc. - Aircraft & flight hours (~$6–8B): Carrier strike groups (USS Abraham Lincoln, etc.), B-2/B-1/B-52 sorties, F-35/F-15/F-16/F/A-18 ops. Each carrier group costs ~$6–10M per day (fuel, maintenance, personnel). Thousands of flight hours at $20k–$100k+ per hour per aircraft. - Naval operations (~$3–4B): Carrier escorts, destroyers, subs, logistics ships in the Gulf/Arabian Sea. Fuel, ammo resupply, crew salaries, repairs after drone/missile threats. - Drones & ISR (~$1–2B): MQ-9 Reapers downed ($30M each), Global Hawks, RQ-4s, satellite time, electronic warfare pods, recon flights. - Logistics & support (~$2–3B): Fuel (jet fuel ~$3–5/gallon, massive burn rate), ammo transport, base support in Gulf states, contractor services, medical/evac. - Other (~$1–2B): Intelligence, cyber ops, allied coordination, repairs to damaged assets (e.g., radars hit in Gulf). $25B in weeks is insane, that’s more than the annual budget of many countries. Taxpayers are basically funding the most expensive fireworks show in history. Source: DoD cost estimates, Reuters/Anadolu reports.
