US-Iran conflict costs exceed $10 billion in first 10 days, including major equipment losses

The United States’ military campaign against Iran has incurred an estimated $10.35 billion in just ten days, averaging more than $1 billion per day, according to data compiled by Anadolu. The total combines roughly $7.8 billion in operational and munitions costs with $2.55 billion in equipment losses, underscoring the rapidly escalating financial impact of the conflict.

Operational expenses soared from an initial $779 million on the first day of the campaign, rising as flight hours, maintenance, and munitions consumption accumulated. The Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) calculated that the first 100 hours of operations cost approximately $3.3 billion, which, when scaled over ten days, reaches nearly $8 billion. The Pentagon told Congress that the first week alone cost $6 billion, including about $4 billion on munitions and missile interceptors.

Asset losses include a $1.1 billion AN/FPS-132 early warning radar at Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar, destroyed during Iran’s retaliatory strike on February 28. Additional losses encompass two satellite communications terminals in Bahrain valued at $20 million, three radomes at Camp Arifjan in Kuwait ($30 million), three F-15E Strike Eagles lost in a friendly-fire incident ($282 million), and four MQ-9 Reaper drones ($120 million). Two AN/TPY-2 radar components of the THAAD missile defense system were reportedly destroyed in the UAE and Jordan, each valued at $500 million.

Naval deployments, including the USS Abraham Lincoln and USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike groups, are estimated to cost $15 million per day, with further deployments potentially increasing operational expenses. Analysts note that replenishing munitions and sustaining flight and naval operations could continue adding billions to the campaign’s total cost.

The combined operational spending and asset losses place the US ten-day expenditure at roughly $10.35 billion, representing about 1.23 percent of the 2026 US defense budget, highlighting the significant financial burden of sustained regional military operations.