FP: Replacing US radars from Iran strikes will take years and billions of dollars

Rebuilding American radar stations damaged as a result of Iran's attacks will be expensive and time-consuming. This was reported on March 7 by Foreign Policy magazine (FP).

It is noted that it will take from five to eight years and $1.1 billion to restore the AN/FPS-132 radars. The replacement of the AN/TPS-59 radars can take about two years and will cost from $50 to $75 million.

At the same time, an important problem is the dependence of the production of components for these radars on gallium, 98% of the world's reserves of which are located in China. In addition, the publication notes that the intensive use of ammunition by the United States and Israel in attacks on Iran is also exacerbating the situation.

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Earlier in the day, the Anadolu agency noted that the US Armed Forces had lost almost $2 billion worth of military equipment during the operation in Iran. The most costly loss was the American AN/FPS-132 early warning system at the Al-Udeid airbase in Qatar, which costs $1.1 billion.

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