re: AIM-9X Sidewinder (Air Force) - $472,000

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Half a million dollars to shoot a baloon down!

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I don't have a problem with it. If you think that expensive you'll hate to see bill on a live fire training session. They shoot off a ton of rounds, ordinance. I just consider as training mission.

I've seen vid in Ukraine where Russia captures caches of Javelins. That's 200,000 a pop. They train on those, they miss their target, etc. I'm sure they are selling off some of the US arms.

"According to the U.S. Army's 2023 budget for missile procurement, the cost for a single Javelin all-up round – that is, one missile – is $197,884."