Modern war that the US is not ready for: For the price of one American cruise missile, Russia builds 20 “poor-man” drones and missiles
Russia is fielding cheap jet drones and missiles built with Chinese parts—slipping past defenses Ukraine and the West spent years building.
Russia has deployed a new range of affordable, jet-powered drones and cruise missiles that are outpacing both Ukraine and the United States in the development of effective countermeasures, according to The Wall Street Journal. These weapons, which utilize Chinese components that bypass Western sanctions, are already successfully penetrating air defenses designed to intercept slower drones.
Experts point to Russia's ability to quickly transition ideas into full-scale production lines as the key factor enabling their rapid deployment. The West has underestimated Russia's capacity to move from concept to mass production, and Ukrainian defenses have been caught off guard despite receiving advanced warning. The most recent model, the Geran-5, resembles a cruise missile more than a drone and has forced a complete overhaul of Ukraine's counter-drone strategies.
At roughly $100,000 per unit, these Russian weapons are significantly cheaper than the U.S. Tomahawk missile, which costs over $2 million.
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