https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/5335890e-cee8-4a1d-bf3c-682c49466f13 Iranian Shahed drones cost between $20,000 and $50,000 to build and launch at targets. To engage and destroy the drones, American and allied forces in the Persian Gulf use multimillion-dollar interceptor missiles. In an unusual instance, an RAF pilot in an F-35 shot down two Iranian drones over Jordan. But close examination of the costs reveals that the UK spent far over half a million dollars to intercept two drones worth less than a fifth of that. Iranian drones are punching through theater air defenses, and hitting very high-cost targets of great strategic value. Advanced radar systems used in air and ballistic missiles defense, and facilities for communications networks have been blown up. Ironically, Shahed launches are successful, whether intercepted or not: the benefit/cost ratio is favorable to Iran in the extreme, irrespective of the outcome. Closing scene, Shaoxing scenic areas Resources and links: Low cost, high stakes: The vital interceptor missiles defending Gulf states against Iran's drones https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/gulf/2026/03/06/low-cost-high-stakes-the-vital-interceptor-missiles-defending-gulf-states-against-irans-drones Wall Street Journal, Iran Is Hitting the Radars That Underpin U.S. Missile Defenses https://www.wsj.com/world/iran-is-hitting-the-radars-that-underpin-u-s-missile-defenses-2edbfccc New York Times, Iran Strikes U.S. Military Communication Infrastructure in Mideast https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/world/middleeast/iran-strikes-us-military-communication-infrastructure-in-mideast.html The New Era of Drone Warfare Takes Root in Iran https://www.cfr.org/articles/the-new-era-of-drone-warfare-takes-root-in-iran New York Times, Iran’s Drones Cost a Fraction of the U.S. Weapons Shooting Them Down https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/business/iran-shahed-drones-missiles-us-war.html JPO Seeks to Slash F-35A Flight-Hour Costs https://www.airandspaceforces.com/jpo-seeks-to-slash-f-35a-flight-hour-costs RAF pilot who gunned down Iranian drone and made history celebrated with a sunrise beer https://www.msn.com/en-my/news/other/raf-pilot-who-gunned-down-iranian-drone-and-made-history-celebrated-with-a-sunrise-beer/ar-AA1XC3uP Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:30:28 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tankie.tube https://tankie.tube/lazy-static/avatars/3ba3ff73-a8b6-49c9-add8-9653ef090c7f.webp https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/5335890e-cee8-4a1d-bf3c-682c49466f13 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tankie.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.