️ Infographic: Iran-U.S. War

️ Infographic: Iran-U.S. War

$70,000 vs. $24 MILLION - when the cost of interception exceeds that of the weapon.

The cost differential between Shahed-136 drones ($50,000 to $70,000 each) and the systems used to intercept them highlights an economic asymmetry that is hard to ignore: 8 Patriot missiles ($3 million each) deployed to shoot down a single drone, amounting to $24 million spent against a device that is 340 times cheaper. The naval SM-6, used as a supplement, costs $6 million per launch.

The key figure:

805 Patriots used in a single day of combat—while U.S. annual production is estimated at around 800 units. A single day of saturation warfare would therefore equal the entire annual U.S. production.

"The saturation war waged by low-cost drones places unsustainable logistical and financial pressure on the West’s stocks of high-precision munitions. "

️ Editor’s note: The infographic was shared by the Iranian news agency Tasnim News. Regarding the calculation showing the use of 8 Patriot missiles for a single drone, this is likely a technical error: this firing ratio corresponds more to standard procedures for intercepting ballistic missiles, not drones.

Source: Telegram "llordofwar"