Sources:
https://www.19fortyfive.com/2025/03/the-f-47-fighter-cost-problem-no-one-wants-to-touch/
https://defencesecurityasia.com/en/iran-shahed-drones-gulf-patriot-air-defence-cost-crisis/ (assuming 2 missiles to each drone and the lowest estimate of drone costs)
Imagine thinking I’m trolling because you simply cannot comprehend the point I’m trying to make.
Frankly I’m not sure why this point seems difficult to grasp. “Smaller number better” is a pretty dead simple concept.
Just give up dude. The OP who posted this also posted a reply to me with some figures backing up the logic behind this.
Yes, I know a missile is cheaper than the asset it’s protecting, but your enemy can just keep sending cheap drones until you run out of interceptor missiles, and that’s a massive problem.