LollerCorleone to World [email protected] • 6 months agoA $2M missile vs. a $2,000 drone: Pentagon worried over cost of Houthi attackswww.politico.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up14arrow-down1external-linkA $2M missile vs. a $2,000 drone: Pentagon worried over cost of Houthi attackswww.politico.comLollerCorleone to World [email protected] • 6 months agomessage-square3fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•6 months agoWell, dropping ‘dumb bombs’ is actually much cheaper than firing expensive guided missiles designed for missile interception. Even though the US has a bunch of money, at some point a waste of dollars is too much even for them.
minus-square@Nommerlink1•6 months agoNot really when taking in account how much per hour it costs to run a single plane.
Well, dropping ‘dumb bombs’ is actually much cheaper than firing expensive guided missiles designed for missile interception. Even though the US has a bunch of money, at some point a waste of dollars is too much even for them.
Not really when taking in account how much per hour it costs to run a single plane.