The media reported on the US intention to develop an interceptor missile for $ 250 thousand.

The US Army plans to create a new interceptor missile, the cost of which is estimated at at least $ 250 thousand. This was reported on May 6 by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), citing Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll.

"We want to test whether we can create an interceptor from scratch, for which we can own intellectual property, and then start manufacturing under contracts," he is quoted in the publication.

It is noted that this amount is a small part of the cost of the multimillion-dollar Patriot interceptors that were used in the war with Iran.

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