Beating Iran’s Drones: Why We Need Cheap Defenses, Not Patriot Missiles
March 2, 2026
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as posted by the channelNolan exposes how Middle Eastern countries are burning through costly surface-to-air missiles to shoot down Shahed drones that cost about as much as a car, making the case for layered, cheaper, expendable air defenses that can match attrition with attrition, as Ukraine has learned to do, instead of wasting high-end systems on low-cost threats.
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