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Well, the propeller interceptors worked - it forced the Russians to upgrade their attack drones to use jet engines, making them more expensive. Still an issue if they get through but also a question if they can do a big swarm the same way the could with the lawnmower engine type.

Also I expect similar Ukrainian adaptation using some sort of jet propulsion or even rocket assistance to counter them. Not to mention getting a jet powered response in the Russian direction.

Guidance to hit a stationary target is easier than to hit a moving target. Especially considering the shaheds aren't particularly exact about what stationary target they hit.

Wy would one shhot 4M Patriots at 80k drones? Just to get rid of them like the Saudis did?

Using a $2M PAC-2 or PAC-3 to stop a $100k drone is beyond idiotic.

Patriots and similar SAM/ABMs are best reserved for intercepting ballistic missiles rather than frittering them away pointlessly like the current US regime.