Iran’s Cheap Drone Swarms Force U.S. Into Costly Interceptor Trap | ON POINT | News9

Описание: Iran is leveraging a financial paradox in modern warfare, deploying low-cost Shahed-136 drones worth $30,000–$50,000 to overwhelm U.S. and allied air defenses. Each interception with expensive systems like Patriot PAC-3 ($3–4M) or THAAD ($10–12M) missiles costs hundreds of times more than the drones themselves, forcing a strategic imbalance. Iran’s swarm strategy, mass launches, and simple truck-deployable drones strain stockpiles and shift the battlefield toward economic exhaustion. The U.S. Pentagon is now pursuing cheaper counter-drone solutions including Coyote drones, electronic jamming, and laser systems, drawing lessons from Ukraine, while Gulf states worry about dwindling interceptor inventories. This conflict raises key questions: is Iran rewriting the economics of war, and can the U.S. sustain such a costly air defense strategy?

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