{"id":2222494,"date":"2024-04-16T15:50:03","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T19:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/navy-down-1-billion-in-munitions-and-has-fended-off-130-direct-attacks-in-six-months\/"},"modified":"2024-04-16T15:52:02","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T19:52:02","slug":"navy-down-1-billion-in-munitions-and-has-fended-off-130-direct-attacks-in-six-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/navy-down-1-billion-in-munitions-and-has-fended-off-130-direct-attacks-in-six-months\/","title":{"rendered":"The Navy saved $1 billion in ammunition costs and repelled 130 direct attacks in just half a year"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnavy-down-1-billion-in-munitions-and-has-fended-off-130-direct-attacks-in-six-months%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2222494&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Navy Secretary Carlos Del \u200bToro highlighted 130 \u2062recent\u2064 direct\u200d attacks on\u200b American warships in \u2064the Middle East, resulting in a $1\u2062 billion\u2063 munitions loss. Del Toro urged Congress to allocate \u2063additional funds to replenish the munitions. \u2064The tensions, particularly with \u2063Iran, have underscored \u200bthe need for swift action concerning national security funding. Your summary effectively encapsulates Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro&#8217;s concerns about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-dept-launches-probe-into-deadly-erbil-rocket-attack\/\" title=\"State Dept. launches probe into deadly Erbil rocket attack\">recent attacks<\/a> on American warships in the Middle \u2063East and the urgent need for additional funds to replenish munitions, particularly in\u200d the context of escalating tensions with Iran.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/navy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Navy<\/a> Secretary Carlos Del Toro said\u00a0Tuesday there have been 130 direct attacks on American warships in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/middle-east\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Middle East \">Middle East <\/a>over the past six months and that the Navy is out $1 billion in critical <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/beltway-confidential\/2719521\/how-congress-could-end-our-munitions-shortage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"munitions \">munitions <\/a>because of it, a funding shortfall he is hoping Congress will soon cover. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anonymous-miles-taylor-gop-becoming-the-party-of-political-violence\/\" title=\"\u2018Anonymous\u2019 Miles Taylor: GOP 'Becoming the Party of Political Violence\u2019\">roads lead back<\/a> to Iran,\u201d he told\u00a0lawmakers at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.appropriations.senate.gov\/hearings\/a-review-of-the-presidents-fiscal-year-2025-budget-request-for-the-navy-and-marine-corps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Senate Appropriations subcommittee 2025 budget hearing\">Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee 2025 budget hearing<\/a> in which he urged lawmakers for more money.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Aircraft preparing to launch from USS Dwight D. Eisenhower during flight operations in the Red Sea in January 2024. (Kaitlin Watt\/U.S. Navy\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cOver the course of the last six months, we have encountered over 130 direct attacks on U.S.\u00a0Navy ships and merchant ships,\u201d Del Toro said. \u201cThe munitions that are critical to these counterstrikes are extremely important to the Department of Navy. We currently are approaching $1 billion in munitions that we need to replenish at some point in time. The over\u00a0$2 billion that\u2019s provided for in the supplemental [budget] is direly critical to our Navy and Marine Corps to be able to replenish those munitions\u00a0and continue to provide the types of defensive measures that we have in these past 6 1\/2 months.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The strain on the Navy\u2019s stockpile has been on the minds of lawmakers and defense analysts since October, when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Hamas' attack\">Hamas\u2019s attack<\/a> on Israel led to U.S.\u00a0forces taking up positions in the Red and Mediterranean seas. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/patty-murray\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Sen. Patty Murray\">Sen. Patty Murray<\/a> (D-WA), chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee, also urged the need to pass the national security supplemental\u00a0that has been stalled in the House for months. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIran\u2019s attacks over the weekend are a very stark reminder of the precarious moment that we are in, the pressing challenges we and our allies face across the globe, including\u00a0the further escalation of hostilities in the Middle East and the urgent need to pass the national security supplemental,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<p>Murray also blasted House lawmakers for acting glib with global security and the lives of service members on the line.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter so many months of needless delay from House Republicans, we\u2019ve got to get this done,\u201d she said. \u201cWe need to get it right \u2014 as everyone in the room knows, the details matter \u2014 and show the world that there is bipartisan support to stand with our allies.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>First use of SM-3s in Iran defense<\/h2>\n<p>During the hearing, Del Toro also confirmed the first-ever use of Standard Missile 3s in combat by U.S.\u00a0forces defending Israel from last weekend\u2019s attack by Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Del Toro said naval forces fired the SM-3s to engage Iranian ballistic missiles that were launched from Tehran and surrounding areas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve been firing SM-2s, we\u2019ve been firing SM-6s, and just over the weekend, SM-3s, to actually counter the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sdi-2-0-donald-trump-wants-a-star-wars-missile-shield-like-reagan\/\" title=\"SDI 2.0? Donald Trump Wants A \u201cStar Wars\u201d Missile Shield Like Reagan\">ballistic missile threat<\/a> that\u2019s come from Iran,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Iran\u2019s Saturday assault on Israel involved hundreds of drones, ballistic missiles, and cruise missiles. The\u00a0attack was the first time Iran had launched a direct military assault on Israel despite decades of animosity. An Israeli military spokesman said 99% of the Iranian drones and missiles had been intercepted. <\/p>\n<p>U.S. officials said the <em>USS Arleigh Burke<\/em> and <em>USS Carney<\/em>, both operating in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, destroyed four Iranian ballistic missiles, but it wasn\u2019t clear how that was done. <\/p>\n<p>USNI News <a href=\"https:\/\/news.usni.org\/2024\/04\/15\/sm-3-ballistic-missile-interceptor-used-for-first-time-in-combat-officials-confirm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a> the use of SM-3 but did not have named sources. Del Toro\u2019s comments Tuesday mark the first public acknowledgement the SM-3 had been used. <\/p>\n<p>The SM-3s were first deployed in 2004 on U.S.\u00a0cruisers and destroyers. They\u00a0have been part of the U.S. ballistic missile defense network across the world since 2011 and are an element of the Navy\u2019s Aegis Combat System, which uses a kinetic kill vehicle to detect, hit, and destroy short-to-intermediate-range ballistic missiles. The SM-3 can eliminate targets beyond Earth\u2019s atmosphere. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminercom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER \"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSM-3s are unique due to being the only Standard Missile designed to operate in the vacuum of space,\u201d the Center for Strategic and International Studies <a href=\"https:\/\/missilethreat.csis.org\/defsys\/sm-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"think tank wrote\">think tank wrote<\/a> in its Missile Defense Project.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being around for more than a decade, the SM-3s had never been used in a real-world situation.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro reported 130 direct attacks on American warships in the Middle East in the last six months. These incidents resulted in a $1 billion loss in critical munitions. Del Toro emphasized the need for Congress to address this funding gap, attributing the attacks to Iran<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2646,"featured_media":2222495,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/WB.Defense-2-1024x591.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2222494","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/WB.Defense-2-1024x591.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2222494","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2646"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2222494"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2222494\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2222495"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2222494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2222494"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2222494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}