The Pentagon is concerned about the cost of intercepting Houthi drones and missiles, with each Houthi drone costing $2,000 and the US spending $2 million to shoot it down. In the last two months, Iran spent $76,000 while the US spent $76 million in response. The US has used SM-2 missiles worth $2.1 million to intercept a Yemeni drone worth $20,000. The economics of shooting down $2,000 drones with $2 million missiles are in favor of the Houthis, according to the Pentagon. The Biden administration contemplates direct military strikes in Yemen to safeguard Red Sea trade routes due to the high cost of intercepting Houthi drones. The US is spending huge sums of money to shoot down drones flown by the Houthis in the Red Sea, with each Houthi drone costing between one thousand and two thousand dollars, while anti-ballistic missiles launched by the US Navy cost between one million and four point three million dollars.
British newspaper The Times: The US is spending huge sums of money to shoot down drones flown by the Houthis in the Red Sea. A drone launched by the Houthis costs between one thousand and two thousand dollars, while anti-ballistic missiles launched by the US Navy to shoot… https://t.co/YRlq3WNzWh
“There is concern in the Pentagon about the cost of intercepting drones and missiles launched by the Houthis.” “$2,000 worth of Houthi drones are shot down by $2 million worth of missiles. Pentagon concerned about cost of Houthi attack The Pentagon says that in the last two… https://t.co/Ni5D2ggjgq
Each munition used to shoot down the Houthi missiles and drones costs between $1 million and $4.3 million, notes @KelleyBVlahos https://t.co/xtAN4L9UOO
Pentagon - the economics of shooting down $2000 drones with $2M missiles are wildly in favor of the Houthis https://t.co/3P7jyZenOn
🚨 $2-MILLION PER DRONE SHOT: BIDEN EYES DIRECT STRIKES ON HOUTHIS With each Houthi drone costing $2 million to down, the Biden administration contemplates direct military strikes in Yemen to safeguard Red Sea trade routes. Source: Daily Mail https://t.co/ZR8CNmCbYc https://t.co/RxI5MiwNcv
The Houthis spent $76K on drones to make the US burn $76M on missiles that stopped the drones.
⚡️BREAKING The US is concerned about the cost of missiles used against Houthi drones, according to Politico, as the country is trillions of dollars in debt According to US offcial, the US has used SM-2 missiles worth $2.1 million to intercept a Yemeni drone worth $20,000.… https://t.co/6uYt3a4CBr
A $2M missile vs. a $2,000 drone: Pentagon worried over cost of Houthi attacks #Velsig #geopolitics https://t.co/ve13Wm0UGP
WAR: Each Iranian-supplied drone fired by the Houthi costs Iran $2,000 and costs America $2 million to shoot down. In the last two months Iran spent $76K while the US spent $76M in response. This isn't sustainable... https://t.co/sByJ1kptHZ
A $2M missile vs. a $2,000 drone: Pentagon worried over cost of Houthi attacks https://t.co/l0LTkhzJ0O via @politico