> 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 wast

> 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"