Good article from USNI on the cost of industrial warfare:
Replacing the Navy’s expenditure of 220 Standard Missile-2s, SM-3s, and SM-6s in the Red Sea between October 2023 and January 2025 is estimated to cost more than $500 million. The Navy fired these missiles to intercept drones that cost the Houthis an estimated $2,000-$20,000 each, with their most valuable munitions being the $40,000-$52,000 Shahed 136 one-way attack drones. The Navy’s cheapest interceptor, the SM-2, costs approximately $2.1 million.
Replacing the Navy’s expenditure of 220 Standard Missile-2s, SM-3s, and SM-6s in the Red Sea between October 2023 and January 2025 is estimated to cost more than $500 million. The Navy fired these missiles to intercept drones that cost the Houthis an estimated $2,000-$20,000 each, with their most valuable munitions being the $40,000-$52,000 Shahed 136 one-way attack drones. The Navy’s cheapest interceptor, the SM-2, costs approximately $2.1 million.
