The United States has about 25% of the Patriot air defense missile stockpiles remaining that are needed for the Pentagon’s military plans, The Guardian reports. According to the outlet, the depletion of the stockpiles led to the suspension of supplies to Ukraine.

Donald Trump is considering sending another Patriot air-defence system to Ukraine despite the US military having a shortage of missiles for the launcher.

The American-made Patriot surface-to-air missile system has been a workhorse for Kyiv in defending against Russian attacks.

Hellfire missile shipments to Ukraine were recently delayed despite the US sending around 300 to Israel last month

President Donald Trump campaigned on ending U.S. entanglements in foreign conflicts and said he would seek to end wars abroad.

US had halted arms transfers to Ukraine due to a 75% depletion of its Patriot missile stockpile. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth made the decision without White House notification, causing confusion among senior officials.

Ukraine managed to intercept and jam most of the 741 aerial targets launched by Russia overnight in its largest attack, but six aeroballistic Kinzhal missiles made it past Ukraine’s air defences amid the shortage of US supplied Patriot missile systems and relevant interceptor missiles.

The US Department of Defense (DoD) currently has only 25 percent of the interceptors needed for all its military plans, with conflicts in the Middle East contributing to the shortage.

The U.S. has temporarily halted the delivery of certain weapons to Ukraine due to concerns about dwindling U.S. arms stockpiles.

Ukrainian authorities are enlisting European help to increase domestic military production as the United States pauses some weapons shipments to Ukraine

The United States has confirmed it is sending another Patriot air defense system to Ukraine to help the war-torn nation counter Russia's escalating aerial assaults. This decision comes as former President Donald Trump issued a strong statement,