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[–] [email protected] 16 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (15 children)

I know Patriot missiles are relevant to traditional airframes... But aren't they completely irrelevant when it comes to drones? I'm pretty sure each missile costs at least 1000x the price of what it's most likely to be aimed at.

Edit: at four million a missile it's closer to 10000 or 100000x

[–] [email protected] 64 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Patriots are part of a layered air defense system that focuses on more valuable targets, whereas smaller air defense systems and units intercept UAVs.

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