CBS: rebuilding THAAD and Patriot missile stocks could take until 2030

US stocks of THAAD and Patriot interceptors could remain low until 2030, CBS News reported, citing American officials and a Pentagon planning document. The Pentagon denies a munitions shortage.

The then Army chief of staff's assessment appeared in the Pentagon's annual force and weapons allocation plan, CBS reported. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth removed George from his post in April 2026.

The network's sources linked the low stocks to Patriot transfers to Ukraine, interceptors used to defend Israel and limited industrial capacity. CBS says US forces used about 150 THAAD interceptors and 80 Patriots in the 12-day war six months before George's warning.

One American official told CBS that even without further expenditure of those missiles, rebuilding stocks to their already-low December 2025 level could take until 2030.

Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell rejected reports of a shortage. He said the United States had what it needed to carry out the president's orders and retained a ready arsenal.

In January, Lockheed Martin announced plans to increase annual THAAD interceptor production capacity from 96 to 400.