The US military is delaying the shipment of key air defense and missile capabilities to several European nations to rebuild its own arsenal. The Pentagon stated that the conflict with Iran exposed production bottlenecks and strategic inventory shortfalls, which may result in delivery delays of up to 5 years for some partners.

Germany's request for long range Tomahawk cruise missiles and ground based Typhon launchers is among those affected. RTX Corp's Raytheon is unlikely to fulfill these specific orders within the next 5 years. The munitions drain also impacts Ukraine's requests for Patriot systems and delays shipments to Eastern European countries.