Pentagon officials are increasingly concerned about attrition as the Iran campaign consumes drones, cruise missiles and air-defense interceptors faster than industry can replace them

Each MQ-9 Reaper drone costs between $30 million and $50 million to produce.

The US Air Force has lost 24 to 30 MQ-9 Reaper drones in the Iran conflict, over 25% of its fleet, with no way to replace them after production