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Cheap Iranian drone downed $25 million US Army helicopter—maybe by chance

AH-64 Apache helicopters fly above the Strait of Hormuz during a patrol, April 17. Commercial ships are visible on the water below.
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That is actually $35-$52 million for the basic airframe. By the time you add weapons, technology and everything else it’s $52 to $100,000,000.
u/Historical-Finish564 · 5,050 score
military industrial complex 🌝👍
u/FlametopFred · 3,289 score
It's an interesting change to war when simple drones can cause lots of damage to expensive assets. You're seeing it in the war in Ukraine and in some respects here....
u/Silicon_Knight · 2,207 score
Unlike USA healthcare, the military is fully funded and paid for by US taxpayers.
u/Vio_ · 1,294 score
This is part of the problem with the United States Military today. Much like the WWI-to-WWII shift from battleships and big-gun surface fleets to airpower and aircraft carriers, modern warfare has fundamentally changed....
u/PTS_Dreaming · 1,229 score
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