In addition to the Israel-allied countries cost mentioned above, there is also a logistics cost to transport and store the weapons. That the logistics transport distant is a function of the distance from the supplier to the use of the weapon. Thus, the IndoPacific cost in dollars and time exacerbates the cost to defeat drones
Is there a breakdown or BOM cost of drone hardware ? Would be interesting to see a Pareto of the highest cost drivers. For example in iPhones it’s the display and pcb. In automotive it’s usually seats, body, etc.
We don’t have BOMs sadly but for many of these systems (especially higher end ones), it has to be the microelectronics. The Shaheds are known for being built with commercially available components so their primary cost driver might be the warhead. This analysis would be interesting to see though if we had the data.
In addition to the Israel-allied countries cost mentioned above, there is also a logistics cost to transport and store the weapons. That the logistics transport distant is a function of the distance from the supplier to the use of the weapon. Thus, the IndoPacific cost in dollars and time exacerbates the cost to defeat drones
Is there a breakdown or BOM cost of drone hardware ? Would be interesting to see a Pareto of the highest cost drivers. For example in iPhones it’s the display and pcb. In automotive it’s usually seats, body, etc.
We don’t have BOMs sadly but for many of these systems (especially higher end ones), it has to be the microelectronics. The Shaheds are known for being built with commercially available components so their primary cost driver might be the warhead. This analysis would be interesting to see though if we had the data.
Gotcha thanks for the insight !