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Callie1979

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7. No. Because a way to defeat the "cheaper" weapons needs to be found

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Sun Mar 22, 2026, 08:31 AM

5 hrs ago

And that will require a lot of spending as well.
Figuring out how to stop a wave of the "cheap" drones before they get to a target isnt going to be cheap anytime soon
Also, you cant control real estate from the air or Iran would already be free of the Mullahs & UKR would be under Russian control
Controlling the land is expensive too

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