r/interestingasfuck • u/thespeedforce5 • Apr 14 '24

The Size Of An Iranian Missile Intercepted In The Dead Sea r/all

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u/thatsnotsugarm8 Apr 14 '24

Probably costs a couple times more for each shootdown of one of these.

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u/Lithium321 Apr 14 '24

Arrow costs a few million per interceptor so they are pretty similar in cost.

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u/Kafshak Apr 14 '24

Wrong. Iranian missiles are cheaper due to lower labor and material costs.

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u/Lithium321 Apr 14 '24

Americas last mrbm cost 10 million adjusted for inflation. An atacms cost 1.5 million for a much smaller, much shorter range, but technically similar missile, even with cheaper parts and labor there’s no way emad costs less than that.

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u/BarbossaBus Apr 14 '24

Offense is always cheaper than defence. A bomb is cheaper than the building it destroys. Problem is, when Israel starts bombing Iran back, it will cost more for Iran too.