LollerCorleone@kbin.social to World News@kbin.social · 6 months agoA $2M missile vs. a $2,000 drone: Pentagon worried over cost of Houthi attackswww.politico.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: world@lemmy.world
arrow-up15arrow-down1external-linkA $2M missile vs. a $2,000 drone: Pentagon worried over cost of Houthi attackswww.politico.comLollerCorleone@kbin.social to World News@kbin.social · 6 months agomessage-square3fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: world@lemmy.world
minus-squarepazzedalinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 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-squareNommer@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 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.