*All the equipment is built to fight an "expensive" war! US weapons are there to make money, not winning the wars! I hope US taxpayers are okay with that!
Only this is not used. There are several layers and the purpose of war. this type is to empty the air defense missiles and engage the defense systems. First read properly.
The Pentagon would begin with a team of experts before a single unit is built. There would be a Occupational, Health and safety department. Then environmental impact studies. Followed by noise impacts studies. Then the contractor took the money and skipped the country. All these would negatively affect the production cost !
It took years and many expensive attempts to make a reliable US drone. I've heard they finally brought in a toy RC plane engineer to help. Billions were wasted on the US drones.
Not anywhere close. It does not have anywhere near the capability of a cruise missile. It is a poor nations drone. They would build bigger and better if they could, but they can’t.
$50,000 per unit ? Bruh where you're getting your data ?? Most Iranian sources claims it to be around 10 to 15k. There is nothing in that machine to cost 50k.
The Western military industrial complex will have to produce similar drones since they are so effective. If they admit they are that cheap to produce, they won't be able to make as much profit when they make their own.
They know that.. it just that they want to justify the price needed to shoot them down they cant make a missle for 10k to shoot these drones down. So they lie
@@thenameisblu nah "experts" claim them to be INITIALLY $20K to $50K to make, so with R&D costs, so they took the higher end estimate of "expert" estimates. Export price is $193K. And Russia producing them domestically with the improvements is estimated at $48K. But Iran makes them for around $10K to $15K, this doesn't include R&D costs, whatever that was.
It's cheap for one reason and one reason alone. It's not made by a military industrial complex that inflates the price 100 fold, heck the US military buys hammers for $800 a piece😂😂
Bro the cost of replacing one toilet seat in a US military ship forgot her name, cost 41k!!! The seat, not the plumbing..... I think I've seen it in real engineering or not what you think, and these channels are affiliated with the military since they get exclusive tours and stuff.
@@user-yh1qd7lj5f the name Shahed is derived from the root š-h-d. In Islam, Shahed is commonly used to mean "martyr". It's similar to the Judaeo-Christian concept of martyr, and is a title of honor given to Muslims who died in the cause of Islam.
@@hossein.m1912 You mean that he was murdered. What would happen if the Brits murdered the leader of Sinn Fein during the good friday agreement negotation? Do you think that the IRA would have just laughed it off?
100% true. Our MIC doesn't know how to build "simple" things, even when asked to. A "cheap" drone to Northrop-Grumman or Lockheed-Martin is $1M each...."
The defense industry has been changing rapidly, it is privatizing to be exact. No more blank checks. Companies like Anduril are changing that "higher the cost better profit" scheme
little weak cheap drones are just that little and weak. We don't build them because they are ineffective. We could ride horses into battle against tanks....but we don't because they are ineffective
@@Netcentric-fk6ek wow, an entire 7 minute video clearly showing they *are* effective and you just ignored it. That is an impressive display of refusal to be objective! You must vote GOP....."
@@ultraali453united nations all agree that Palestine has a right to survive and what israel is doing is human rights crime, yet nothing changes. Sadly playing by the rules only hinders your own progress. How many times have USA toppled government through CIA? In the end power and economy is all that matters, that's why Russia is attacking Ukraine, and Israel is colonizing Palestine, by the use of Power.
I don’t get it, why is this video so biased showing Iran as an enemy? When US is cruising around the middle east selling weapons and establishing its own military bases. Do you expect other countries would sit there and wait?
Few years ago western scholar and general say that this drone is toy and nothing more than that. But Today the same people crying that this drone is dangerous and very effective Great respect for iran who stand strongly against colonial brutality occupation forces
what are you talking about? the US has been using drones for decades, the MQ-9 reaper drone is one of the most famous in the world. do you just like making the west look backwards and ignorant because you are failing at that.
No need to be smart to be a CSIS paid mouthpiece, one just need to be able to open their mouth and spewing non sense stuff while trying to keep sound and look smart.
USD$50.000 is considered a cheap bullet? Man...the defense industry is so far from normal life. In Argentina you can buy a Toyota Hilux 4X4 2024 with that money
Military is expensive. Honestly I feel like the shahed will remain. Also the costs are ~$20k I don’t know where the 50k cost figure came from. The cost of shooting it down costs ~$2m anyways and they have proven to be especially well as a decoy due to the fact that they can easily be shot down and is extremely cheap. In April, Iran blended in 9 hypersonic fatteh missiles within almost 200 of those in their attack against Israel and Israel was so busy shooting down the drones that all hypersonic missiles hit their targets. Plus the attack costed Iran about $50m (estimated) and Israel announced that the defense alone costed over $1b, let alone the damage.
it was halfway through the video where I wondered how they are going to incorporate their pro. p4.ganda and I wasn't disappointed almost instantly haha!
On the technical level, everything was going in the direction of "faster", even radars have trouble detecting "slower" object! Iran has many such weapon systems designed for asymmetric response which is in fact the same "Flexible Response" in deterrence doctrine. Let us impose painful "patience" on the enemy who is used to shock and awe and desire to win quickly!
@@EternalKhann Guess who owns GLONAS and who doesn't give a sh8t about U.S. sanctions. I'm pretty sure Russia can supply them with LITERALLY any material in the world, I'm not even talking about China which still actively trading with Iran.
Don't think so. It's just the way that they are basically forced to be creative with the little wiggle space they have for expenses since they are sanctioned by the west for almost half a century by now. They simply specialized in min-maxing their capabilities of paramilitary warfare. They don't even have enough technologic know-how for maintaining helicopters that carry their presidents for crying out loud. It's just enough to blackmail their way out of the status quo.
That doesnt make sense. Logically speaking. Russia has entire districts some as big as a small country being dedicate to factories producing military articles. I saw one they are launching soon for tanks. The place is humongous😂 There military industrial base is simply absurd. If the west cant keep up. How can iran? Where iran is Op in my opinion is with potential and asymmetrical industry. Imagine if they didnt have all the sanctions? Where would they be? There potential imo surpasses anyone. You just cant help but respect a person that works with so little and yet achieves much.
We hear a lot about how the US military is so much more powerful than other militaries because the US spends so much money. But, a lot of that money is wasted on overly complicated, delicate and extremely expensive weapons. Many other countries are able to stretch their military budgets to go a lot farther and thus be more effective per dollar spent. Just throwing endless money at bureaucracies does not always produce better results.
As an American I assure you at least half that money ends up going to generals who will later get a job at those same contractors as advisors. Total racket. Almost as dumb as letting politicians trade stock on their insider information.
I said right away that Iran's suicide drones would be a game changer and bound to have a huge impact at the unveiling a couple of years ago during one of their military exercises when they presented their latest weapon. Who knew they would make their debut in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, could never been foreseen.
Public. However, 2nd and 3rd largest shareholders are Vanguard and BlackRock. Maybe not owned by Israel, but we know where the loyalty lies. That's RU-vid. Major shareholder of WSJ is Dow Jones Company. Largest 3 for Dow Jones, Vanguard, BlackRock and State Street.
The dude forgot to mention that if you're going to build anti-drone technologies then the opposing side is also going to make their drones better and faster. If these drones are not invulnerable, as the dude had to say it multiple times, then why did Ukraine blow up its manufacturing facility in Russia? No matter how much you try to deny it, the Persians have outsmarted your entire NATO arsenal and industrial complex despite sanctions. The fact is that they are lethal and taking a huge toll on NATO equipment provided to Ukraine. USA/NATO had all the knowledge about Russian weaponry before the war and had built every type of weapon to counter them, but since the entry of this equipment, every other Western news channel is talking about them. This so much publicity itself tells us that they are very difficult to intercept and deadly.
You spend so much on a drone while not even having an official war and can't fix the street thousands of people use daily. Isn't it funny how money is distributed? So much arsenal just to "impress" the bad guys that never even dared to attack you in the first place
Your money does go to school and building roads. It might be hard for you to understand but without military spending international trade stops. and then you'll be complaining about not being able to buy basic goods.
The creation of this video and the inclusion of an expert to simplify the drone's capabilities indicate a stroke of engineering brilliance. It's effective, affordable, simple to mass-produce, and scalable, reminiscent of Japanese automotive engineering from several decades ago.
I mean, American military is completely sloshed with money, there's several trillions of assets they can't account for. Like, imagine Apple and Microsoft getting lost between the couch pillows...
From $10K to $110K, that's the minimum range of profit return every week. I think it's not a bad one for me, now l have enough to pay bills and take care of my family.
It always poses a threat to the US when other countries possess such simple and cheap weapons. And it doesn't pose a threat to other nations if the US has sophisticated weapons .😂
I expect more from the wall street journal, this is insane. First of all the price of the SHAHED-136, a leak has revealed the price to be 20-50k. Using the highest estimate without explaining the range is misleading. Moreover you are comparing it to the U.S. Reaper Drone? You are comparing two totally different machines. One is a drone missile, the other is a drone aircraft. Two totally different things? The way they're flying, the speed, the costs, the purpose, the way its flown EVERYTHING. And btw, if you are stating 'U.S. Reaper Drone', I supose you mean the 'Reaper' which is the only thing holding that name? As in MQ9 Reaper. Why would you show a picture of the MQ1 Predator then? You have not done your full research... come on guys....
Well technically, a "cruise missile" has historically been able to be programmed for "waypoints"; i.e. it is capable of changing its flight path either via program or with some level of autonomy. So far, a "drone" cannot do that; it uses satnav to just fly the shortest path to its destination. However, the moment they get that capability, their cost goes up, but at that point it probably becomes a "cruise missile"...."
It’s a drone because it is controlled using a remote, not like missiles that are already guided to their target once it is launched. Missiles are made with high tech complicated parts while drones can just be made with any semiconductor found in washing machines and other appliances.
Iran has the absolute right to defend itself, interest and its allies in the region. Supporting Russia in its war efforts is nothing more than just support for an allies right to their interests. same for the USA supporting genocide in gaza
I always love the excuse of "poses a threat to the US and it's partners" If you're not at war with them, it's not a threat And btw, a US aircraft carrier + subs in the region is not a threat to them? Oh I forgot, we are the world police xD
Some things I think to explain. - Shahed is not the name of the family of kamikaze drones. Shahed is the named of a Company. What they make has Shahed in its name, including other drones but also other aviation like helicopter. -The reason the sound is for a reason. The sound works to cause panic on the defender similar to German planes in WW2. - Iran has the ability to produce advances products like cheaper drones similar to the ones of the US but for example also advanced missiles, tanks or anti air systems. -The way Russia uses the drones are not how Iran intended to use it. Iran use it as cheap missiles sometimes, but it is more uses used as a part of a bigger attack. The sound and amount of these drones are supposed to panic the defender, in which heavier Iranian drones, artillery and missile systems will attack the weekend enemy. In war there would probably also be an attack. The drone can also be used in skirmishes like most Iranian equipment. -The reason anti drone system are not effective against these system are many. First the drone is meant to cause distraction and explosion, both. If the defence is focused on the drone, a better equipment will be uses simultaneously. They are also uses to waste expensive units. When a expensive missile hits it, Iran does not lose as much as the defender. In reality the missile has not destroyed the drone, the drone destroyed the missile.
Iranian trolls in action. They are not noisy because they cause panic. They get shot down when they are heard. Causing panic is not the goal of an attack drone, it is to attack and destroy. They are noisy because they use piston powered propellers with little to no insulation. Iran DOES NOT have the ability to produce a drone similar to Reaper's capability. If they did, we would be seeing them. Iran military has a budget of over 20 percent of its GDP. If they could build a highly capable drone, they would do it. But they just can't. Try harder.
I’m sure it was inevitable that they figured out how to make these but I can’t help but think of the times in the last 20 years where America lost drones in Iran or nearby and they captured it. We shrugged it off, because we can’t look like we’re in a panic over it, but Iran put them on display and shared photos of them with the world. They didn’t need to figure out how to copy us to the key, they just needed to figure out how to make something that can fly.
In fact, America did not lose its drones, but they were hacked and landed by taking control. About copying, you have only heard something and you don't know that this is a common process in all countries. Have you ever thought about how America got the missile technology?
I think they do have some kind of deal. They wouldn't just openly announce it. Russia has already delivered air defenses to Iran and have promised them su35s. Plus Russia has openly announced they will help Iran militarily if they were attacked. The Iranian nuclear power plant was facilitated by Russia. As far as we know Russia might have sent their scientists to Iran to help them expedite their nuclear weapon.
@@techarch8851 true. Russia wants to give Iran their planes, but they need something in exchange. Nothing that Russia couldn't develop themselves, but it's allowing Russia to give Iran their high tech equipment.
I get the message, but isn't this insanely hypocritical? Just how much death, destruction, and chaos were created by Western weapons and wars by comparison?
What's the issue? US interfered with and has crippled Iran. Why shouldn't they develop their own arms and sell them? The US seems to have no issue selling arms to irans enemies, and using their own arms against Iran within their borders.
This is one of Irans weakest drones.WSJ should be specific when addressing Iran's capabilities.Iran can build drones more advance than America's reaper
I just wanted to bring to your attention that the Shahed drone cost $15k-$20k to manufacture and that they have been selling them to Russia for $170k per unit. That $50k price tag is wrong.
So it takes a multimillion dollar missile to shoot down a 50k Shahed drone. Once they overwhelm the defense system then they can rain down their real missiles. Huh. We have more to gain to be friends with these people than continue pissing them off. With all due respect to the military industrial complex, Why don’t we leave their neighborhood and attend to ours?
US needs to distract from its own population drowning in inflation. If there were no distractions people would actually ask questions. A war is always a way to get a "common enemy" so no one questions the own politicians incompetence
Shahed 136 is just the tip of the ice berg for iranian drones. Much much better drones Iran has such as shahed 149, mohajer 10, fortros, ababil 3, moahjer 6, shahed 191, karrar, kaman, arash 2, omid etc. Shahed 136 is just a deterior to overwhelm air defence systems.
1st they say iranian weapons suck and useless , now they say there wreaking havoc . hahahahaha iranian drones are really good and will only get better.
its easy to say build capacity to knock these drones down but the reality is its far easier to build capacity to manufacture these drones then it is to manufacture the air defense systems that have high probability of destroying these drones.
For me when it comes to drones mostly projectiles, I think Iran 🇮🇷 is the world super power 😢 these guys really surpass the west with that drone dominance and the west are really surprised about this , Iran 🇮🇷 drone brought change and balance to the war industry no cap 😢
In the US military everything is made as complex as possible to justify endless profits for the MIC and their bribes to generals and politicians. So what we get from such a system are weapons which are very complex and very very expensive to buy and operate. Then, along comes a place like Iran whose goal is the opposite: to get the most bang for the buck. In other words to build something cheap and effective. This upsets the existing paradigm of a relentlessly march towards endlessly more complex and expensive systems. Why use a 1 million $ anti-ballistic missile to take out a drone that costs $15,000?
Those are very effective drones. Defense against those is hardly doing the job. Even when shot down, they explode and sometimes in the middle of town, which is probably worse than letting it hit its original destination. In general, drones are a very scary weapon. I can't imagine what a swarm of armed drones driven by AI and visual recognition can do to a target and how safe anyone would feel when something like this exists.
How do you justify spending $30 million on a single drone? Politician: "It's easy, just tell them when we drop a drone thousands of kilometres away, it keeps them safe back home". Really? Politician: "Yes, we have been telling them that for years and they have believed it". But we are killing our own in these wars. Politician: "Don't call it "war", refer to is a tour, that's how you get them to participate".
