The country's navy has used nearly $1 billion worth of weapons in the past six months to prevent "more than 130 attacks" on US military and commercial ships in the Middle East.

US Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro said this at the hearing of the Senate Appropriations Committee yesterday local time. Meanwhile, he urged lawmakers to pass a supplementary national security package to address the arms shortage.

Del Toro said, "Over the course of six months, we basically repelled 130 direct attacks on US Navy ships and commercial ships. Weapons required to prevent attacks are very important for the Navy.

Dale also said, 'We are currently on the receiving end of a billion dollar weapon. At some point, we have to build up this stockpile of weapons again. More than $200 billion in supplemental funding is critical for our Navy and Marine Corps to be able to meet the arms shortage and continue the defensive actions we have been taking for six and a half months.