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> Bahraini Bahrain is not the usa. There are many reports that gulf states use patriot missiles much more freely than usa does. > are sometimes being used to
by bawolff 7mo ago
> Bahraini
Bahrain is not the usa. There are many reports that gulf states use patriot missiles much more freely than usa does.
> are sometimes being used to defend against mass-produced drones that cost just a few thousand dollars
"Sometimes" being the key word here. I think 1% of the time would technically constitute sometimes and changes the ecconomics considerably.
It should be noted the Shahed-136 drone that was mentioned above cost $100,000, not a couple thousand.
My position is not that it never happens, just that its relatively rare and a bit overblown in the media. Military does need to figure out better solutions, but the status quo is not use a patriot on every drone.
- ceejayoz 7mo ago> There are many reports that gulf states use patriot missiles much more freely than usa does. I've seen the opposite claimed; that the US is surprisingly wasteful with their expensive ammo. https://www.thetimes.com/world/russia-ukraine-war/article/us-welcome-ukraine-help-air-defence-lkdr7d6j6 https://www.thetimes.com/world/russia-ukraine-war/article/us... "“Often they [the US and its allies] were firing thoughtlessly,” the officer said. “For example, they used SM-6 missiles — from a ship, a very good anti-missile missile. This missile costs about $6 million, and they used it to shoot down a Shahed costing $70,000.”" > It should be noted the Shahed-136 drone that was mentioned above cost $100,000, not a couple thousand. That's the marked-up export cost. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HESA_Shahed_136 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HESA_Shahed_136 "various estimates for domestic production cost range from $10,000 to $50,000"