[Starboard]

I wonder what the cost ratio is for how much we spend to take down one of their relatively cheap drones?

[hardspunned]

I’m sure we’d be flabbergasted. I doubt we can easily replace the ordinance the Navy will be blowing through either.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

"Cost ratio" -- horrible! From 500:1 to 2,000:1.

Earlier today:

Pentagon 'alarmed' over price tag of countering cheap Yemeni drones
The Cradle, 12/22/2023

Concerns about the high cost of countering the threat posed by the Yemeni armed forces in the Red Sea are growing in the Pentagon, according to US defense officials who spoke with Politico.

Sanaa has reportedly fired at least 100 drones toward Israeli-linked commercial vessels for the past month in support of the Palestinian people. US estimates place the cost of the domestic-made drones at $2,000 each.

In comparison, each munition used by US warships in the Red Sea cost between $1 million and $4.3 million.

Bad guys...

Good guys...

To top it off, the US cannot reload these systems while at sea.