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Western analysts have estimated the cost of Iran’s Shahed-136 kamikaze #drone at $20,000-$50,000 per unit, but a new analysis suggests the real figure may be closer...
https://www.csis.org/analysis/calculating-cost-effectiveness-russias-drone-strikes
... to $7,000 or even as low as $4,000. Esfandyar Batmanghelidj’s argument rests on a straightforward comparison. The U.S. military’s own near-equivalent drone, the LUCAS, costs $35,000 to produce, despite being a more advanced platform. Since costs of labor, materials, and equipment run roughly five times higher in the United States than in #Iran (a ratio confirmed by comparing equivalent tractor models produced in both countries), a comparable Iranian drone should cost around $7,000. An Ira...