alt Hacker NewsExactly. Consider the current conflict in Iran. They have thousands of drones that cost $50k each. The US’s only real defense against one of these drones is to fire a million dollar missile at it. That assymmetry can win or lose a war.
Exactly. Consider the current conflict in Iran. They have thousands of drones that cost $50k each. The US’s only real defense against one of these drones is to fire a million dollar missile at it. That assymmetry can win or lose a war.
It's not the only real defense. This works pretty well too https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centurion_C-RAM
There's clearly a need for more cheap interceptor drones as well, but it's not like the US military won't start deploying those soon enough.