The U.S. Department of Defense is seeking more than $3.5 billion to refill weapons inventories depleted by repeated operations connected to Israel’s air-defense responses to Iranian attacks, according to budget documents prepared through mid-May. The request sets aside at least $1 billion for missile systems built by RTX Corp., highlighting the growing cost of maintaining an expanded U.S. military posture in the Middle East. Israel is also ramping up spending on its armed forces. A draft plan from the Finance Ministry allocates an additional 30 billion shekels ($8 billion) for defense while trimming 3.35 percent from every other government ministry, underscoring how the conflict with Iran is reshaping the country’s fiscal priorities. In Asia, Japan’s Ministry of Defense will seek a record ¥8.8 trillion ($56 billion) for the next fiscal year. Now in the fourth year of its multi-year military build-up, Tokyo intends to channel new funds into mass deployment of drones for surveillance and strike missions as it seeks to strengthen deterrence in the region.