A technologically complex missile and drone battle is unfolding, pitting Iran’s swarms of cheap Shahed drones and ballistic missiles against US and Israeli advanced defence systems. This conflict highlights an economic war of attrition, where low-cost Iranian weapons force the expenditure of millions on interceptors. The sustainability of this high-cost defence is now a critical question. A technologically complex missile and drone battle is unfolding, pitting Iran’s swarms of cheap Shahed drones and ballistic missiles against US and Israeli advanced defence systems. This conflict highlights an economic war of attrition, where low-cost Iranian weapons force the expenditure of millions on interceptors. The sustainability of this high-cost defence is now a critical question.
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