Beyond operations, unforeseen costs—like the friendly fire incident last week that resulted in Kuwait shooting down three U.S. F-15s—have added to those woes. The replacement costs for just those three U.S. Air Force jets are estimated to be around $100 million each.
Meanwhile, on March 3, just days after the conflict began, President Donald Trump wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social, that the United States has a “virtually unlimited supply” of weapons, adding that “Wars can be fought ‘forever.’”
