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美国国防部监察长周一披露，由于在伊朗进行的代价高昂的战争，美国正面临弹药短缺问题。
在一份首次提交国会的强制性报告中，这位监察长表示，2月28日至6月30日期间，“史诗怒火行动”（OEF）的估计耗资达334亿美元，其中仅弹药消耗就花费了223亿美元。
报告指出，“‘史诗怒火行动’的弹药消耗已造成战略库存短缺，并暴露了弹药补给的工业基地瓶颈问题。”
一架F-35C“闪电II”战机停放在亚伯拉罕·林肯号航空母舰的飞行甲板上，为2026年3月2日的“史诗怒火行动”飞行任务做准备。美国海军/盖蒂图片社
报告还列出了美军装备损失情况：4架F-15战机被击毁，1架F-35战机受损，7架KC-135加油机受损，以及多达30架MQ-9“死神”无人机被击毁。
在这场持续六个月的中东战争期间，特朗普总统多次对有关武器储备枯竭的担忧不屑一顾，就在几周前他还称美国拥有“几乎无限”的弹药。
周一，特朗普在其Truth Social平台上再次发文称，美国正在生产“我国历史上任何时期都无法比拟的更多精良尖端武器”。
美国中央司令部（CENTCOM）表示，在对伊朗开战的最初24小时内，美军打击了1000多个目标，近几个月来未再发起过如此大规模的打击行动。
2026年3月2日，伊朗德黑兰，当地报道发生爆炸后，远处可见浓烟的德黑兰全景。供图者/盖蒂图片社
报告提到，“冲突期间，伊朗的打击行动损毁了美军在科威特、巴林、卡塔尔、阿联酋、沙特阿拉伯、伊拉克、阿曼和约旦的基地内的数百座建筑和设施”，但并未将相关损失计入成本估算，称目前尚不清楚所有基地是否都会重建，以及由谁来承担费用。
此外，报告显示，为应对这场战争引发的突发情况，美国政府花费了7920万美元，“其中包括为国务院人员及其家属、美国公民以及符合条件的第三国国民提供的撤离相关开支”；而美国驻伊拉克、科威特、沙特阿拉伯和阿联酋的外交设施遭受的损失约为1.84亿美元。
《CBS星期日早报》近日获准参观洛克希德·马丁公司位于阿肯色州的生产工厂，了解最新款“爱国者”防空导弹的生产情况。这款武器旨在拦截来袭弹道导弹，单枚成本约400万美元，洛克希德·马丁公司目前每年生产750枚该型导弹。
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当被问及美国是否拥有足够的武器来支撑这场战争时，战略与国际研究中心的马克·坎西安回应称：“若针对伊朗作战，答案是肯定的。问题在于对华战争。我们或许能为第一个月的作战提供足够弹药，但到第二个月、第三个月乃至第四个月，这将是巨大的挑战。”
五角大楼否认了美国存在弹药短缺的说法，但国防部长皮特·赫格塞特一直在敦促国防工业扩大武器生产。洛克希德·马丁公司导弹部门主管蒂姆·卡希尔将这种状态描述为“可控的混乱”。他表示：“就是要——快速行动，摸索方法，找出障碍所在，逐一破除。”
Pentagon inspector general says Iran war has caused weapons shortages
September 15, 2026 / 3:20 AM EDT / CBS/AFP
The Defense Department’s inspector general revealed Monday that the United States is facing a shortfall in ammunition as a result of its costly war in Iran.
In a first-of-its-kind mandatory report to Congress, the inspector said that between February 28 and June 30, Operation Epic Fury (OEF) had an estimated cost of $33.4 billion, with $22.3 billion of that spent on expended munitions alone.
The report noted “the munitions expenditure on OEF has resulted in strategic inventory shortfalls and revealed industrial base bottlenecks for munitions resupply.”
An F-35C Lightning II, is staged for flight operations on the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln in support of Operation Epic Fury on March 2, 2026. U.S. Navy / Getty Images
It also lists losses of American assets, including four F-15s destroyed, one F-35 damaged, seven KC-135 tanker aircraft damaged and up to 30 MQ-9 Reaper drones destroyed.
President Trump has repeatedly brushed off concerns of depleted weapons stores during the six months of war in the Middle East, saying the US has “virtually unlimited” ammo just a couple weeks ago.
On Monday, Mr. Trump posted to his Truth Social platform saying again the U.S. is producing “more Exquisite and Elite Weapons than at any time in our History.”
During the first 24 hours of war against Iran, the United States struck more than 1,000 targets, US Central Command (CENTCOM) has said, and has not returned to such large scale attacks in recent months.
A general view of Tehran with smoke visible in the distance after explosions were reported in the city, on March 02, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. Contributor / Getty Images
The report notes that “Iranian strikes damaged and destroyed hundreds of buildings and structures at US bases in Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Oman, and Jordan during the conflict,” but does not include those costs in the cost estimates, saying it’s not yet clear if all the bases will be built, or who will foot the bill.
Additionally, the report states $79.2 million were spent to respond to contingencies stemming from the conflict, “such as evacuation-related expenses for State personnel and their family members, U.S. citizens, and eligible third-country nationals,” while damages to U.S. diplomatic facilities in Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the UAE cost approximately $184 million.
CBS Sunday Morning was recently granted access to Lockheed Martin’s production facility in Arkansas to see the production of the latest model of the Patriot air defense missile. The weapon is designed to shoot down incoming ballistic missile, but each one costs around $4 million, and Lockheed Martin is currently producing 750 of them a year.
Assembling Patriot missiles at Lockheed Martin’s production facility in Camden, Arkansas. CBS News
Asked if the U.S. has enough weapons to see the war through, Mark Cancian, of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, replied, “For a war against Iran, the answer is yes. The problem is a war against China. We might be able to provide enough munitions for a month, but getting on to month two or month three or four, that’s a great challenge.”
The Pentagon has denied claims of U.S. munition shortages, but Defense Secretary pete Hegseth has been urging the defense industry to increase weapon manufacturing, which Lockheed Martin’s Tim Cahill, the head of the company’s missile division, describes as “controlled chaos.” “It’s just,move fast, figure it out, find what our obstacles are, break them down,” he said.