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A Patriot missile - usually priced at about $3m (£2.5m) - was used to shoot down a small quadcopter drone, according to a US general. The strike was made by a U
by ilamont 5y ago
A Patriot missile - usually priced at about $3m (£2.5m) - was used to shoot down a small quadcopter drone, according to a US general. The strike was made by a US ally, Gen David Perkins told a military symposium. "That quadcopter that cost 200 bucks from Amazon.com did not stand a chance against a Patriot," he said.
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-39277940 https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-39277940 (2017)
- kelseyfrog 5y agoAssuming 10,000 patriot missiles have been manufactured[1], it would cost only $2 million in quadcopters[2] to deplete the entire missile supply? What a bargain! 1. apologies for lacking a better source https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIM-104_Patriot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIM-104_Patriot 2. i.e. 2/3rds the cost of a single missile
- Seanambers 5y agoThere are systems in the west that can counter drones much more economically. Heres Rheinmetals Oerlikon Skynex for instance ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DXpPmpmcak https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DXpPmpmcak Long range missiles, Short range missiles, Lasers and electronic warfare modules in combination for static defence. I would assume that the U.S also has similar concepts.
- duskwuff 5y agoNot to mention the possibility of operating swarms of drones to overwhelm air defenses. If an attacker can launch one drone for $200, it isn't much harder for them to launch fifty for $10,000 -- and it's a lot harder (and more expensive) to defend against.