• aleq@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    4 000 000 a missile, 100 000x times more expensive than a military drone? what military drone costs $40?

    I don’t know what models are in use today, but a Bayraktar TB2 costs 4 million.

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        1 year ago

        Even the cheap wedding drones that were converted at the start by Ukraine were in the $400 range. Now the cheapest quadcopters they’re using are $1000 on the low end, with the ones Russia is using have a low end $35,000 price tag. Still ridiculously cost effective compared to a Patriot Missile.

    • JJROKCZ@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      The Ukrainians and houthis are having successful attacks with consumer drones that have hand grenades or ieds taped to them. You don’t need a “military grade” drone to fly an explosive where it shouldn’t be

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      1 year ago

      Both Russia and Ukraine are heavily reliant on consumer drones from the likes of DJI. Those run in the 1000-4000 dollar range.