U.S. forces shifted Patriot interceptors deployed in Europe to the Middle East to counter Iranian drone and missile attacks, leaving U.S. and NATO forces in Europe with depleted interceptor inventories. On the 27th a U.S. defense official said U.S. forces in Europe 'absolutely' do not have enough Patriot interceptors to withstand sustained ballistic-missile attacks and that the ability to defend against a single ballistic missile strike is 'very limited'. A NATO official confirmed both U.S. and

U.S. forces shifted Patriot interceptors deployed in Europe to the Middle East to counter Iranian drone and missile attacks, leaving U.S. and NATO forces in Europe with depleted interceptor inventories. On the 27th a U.S. defense official said U.S. forces in Europe 'absolutely' do not have enough Patriot interceptors to withstand sustained ballistic-missile attacks and that the ability to defend against a single ballistic missile strike is 'very limited'. A NATO official confirmed both U.S. and NATO forces in Europe face Patriot interceptor shortages.