Re: Interesting - Ukraine Missiles Use Open Source, Russians Use Pi-4s

rbowman <[email protected]>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.misc
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On Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:24:42 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

> On 19/07/2026 23:55, Computer Nerd Kev wrote:
>> rbowman <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> On Sat, 18 Jul 2026 19:38:31 -0400, c186282 wrote:
>>>>     Meanwhile, everything made in USA costs a million dollars per
>>>>     unit and take forever to build.
>>>
>>> I forget who said 'Generals do not end wars; accountants do.'
>>> Estimates vary but the Tamir missile used by Iron Dome costs around
>>> $50K. When you use them to blow up a $5K DJI drone the costs add up
>>> fast. That's chicken feed compared to the cost of a Tomahawk.
>> 
>> The USA and Israel are getting deep into laser weapons now
> 
> UK already has them

DragonFire might be operational next year and may live up to the hype. 
Apparently US air defense systems aren't 100% successful, The media seem 
reluctant to examine the repercussions of Iran hitting US assets in 
Jordan.
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