Scott Kenny
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Probably. The standard HE warhead is 17lbs.Could it down an attack helo? There's an interesting use.
Probably. The standard HE warhead is 17lbs.Could it down an attack helo? There's an interesting use.
And IIRC the total AGR-20 is less than 125k, it's cheaper to fire 8x AGR-20s as more or less any modern cruise missile than the target missile costs!It's still quite useful & cheap addition; basically as long as target required less than 8 AGR-20, it's more mass-efficient than a "proper" AAM.
It's about $20k for the basic version and $40k with IIR. If you mounted 1 or 2 on drones and started downing Ka-52s that would be real expensive for the other guy.And IIRC the total AGR-20 is less than 125k, it's cheaper to fire 8x AGR-20s as more or less any modern cruise missile than the target missile costs!
It's about $20k for the basic version and $40k with IIR. If you mounted 1 or 2 on drones and started downing Ka-52s that would be real expensive for the other guy.
I thought that was just seeker price, so gotta add rocket and warhead and fuze costs.It's about $20k for the basic version and $40k with IIR. If you mounted 1 or 2 on drones and started downing Ka-52s that would be real expensive for the other guy.
thats about... $1200 for the rocket motorI thought that was just seeker price, so gotta add rocket and warhead and fuze costs.
Okay, so let's just round up to $10k for warhead and fuze and rocket. So the SAL APKWS is ~$30k/ea and the IIR APKWS is ~$50k/eathats about... $1200 for the rocket motor
the IIR APKWS is ~$50k/ea
I thought that was just seeker price, so gotta add rocket and warhead and fuze costs.
That’s only like $3,000, plus there’s a million already in inventory. The rocket is effectively free.
How does that compare price wise with the FIM-92 Stinger?
Okay, so more like 25k/45k.That’s only like $3,000, plus there’s a million already in inventory. The rocket is effectively free.