Ukraine builds cheap alternative to Patriot missiles

Posted by JumpCrisscross 3 hours ago

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Comment by jqpabc123 3 hours ago

It's quality versus quantity --- and the history of warfare shows that quality alone does not necessarily offer a winning hand.

Comment by JumpCrisscross 3 hours ago

The quote at the end of the article resonated with me. We should still make Patriots. But we should also be investing in this sort of production, so we have cheaper options to throw at dumber targets.

Comment by jqpabc123 12 minutes ago

It supposedly takes 2 years to produce a Patriot missile at a cost of somewhere around $4-7 million.

This is not a weapon system designed for sustained conflict.