These Kamikaze Drones Were Used In Iran’s First Direct Attack on Israel | WSJ Equipped

[@wsj]

Israel launches large-scale raids targeting militants in West Bank: on.wsj.com/476Y1Ru

[@haneefsheikh1535]

Not militants but the common people

[@jeremiasrobinson]

WSJ, stop lying. This is what your headline should say: "Israel launches large-scale raids targeting CIVILIANS in West Bank"

[@mrrolandlawrence]

@@haneefsheikh1535 well the article is quite clear... if you have no one left in the region, then you have no militants. infallible logic there.

[@God-ub8fn]

5 YEAR old militants

[@evergreatest5821]

@@haneefsheikh1535 when common people wont have weapon chaches in their house and piles of breaking bad type explosives... theyll be common people....

[@muhammadahsanfarooq7121]

In 1979 US Said no one sell weapon to IRAN and in 2022 US says no one buy weapon from IRAN

[@RandB_Aquatics]

Going to copy your comments 😂

[@کٲشر-ذ1ع]

😂

[@markrivera8587]

Where there's a will there's a way and whoever stopped the way caused the will to go up!!!

[@muhammadahsanfarooq7121]

@@RandB_Aquatics 👍🏻

[@newbeginning1510]

Best comment

[@danwelterweight4137]

If you asked an American defense company to manufacture these they would cost $1 million each at the very minimum.

[@efeend1]

Even though you`re right,, US is also NOT paying by Tax $$$, But newly printed $$$.

[@simonschneider5913]

@@efeend1 true!...but in the end, all debts are paid. via inflation, or taxes, or conscription.

[@WalkOverHotCoal]

The Pentagon would begin with a team of experts before a single unit is built. There would be a Occupational, Health and safety department. Then environmental impact studies. Followed by noise impacts studies. Then the contractor took the money and skipped the country. All these would negatively affect the production cost !

[@RealGigaMind]

To keep the private contractors's pockets fat.

[@rockpadstudios]

It took years and many expensive attempts to make a reliable US drone. I've heard they finally brought in a toy RC plane engineer to help. Billions were wasted on the US drones.

[@wasimshaikh1665]

$50,000 per unit ? Bruh where you're getting your data ?? Most Iranian sources claims it to be around 10 to 15k. There is nothing in that machine to cost 50k.

[@thenameisblu]

Perhaps export price?

[@DistrustHumanz]

The Western military industrial complex will have to produce similar drones since they are so effective. If they admit they are that cheap to produce, they won't be able to make as much profit when they make their own.

[@KamBar2020]

Supplied with Components and Materials from 🇨🇳

[@dayner989]

They know that.. it just that they want to justify the price needed to shoot them down they cant make a missle for 10k to shoot these drones down. So they lie

[@rewardilicious]

@@thenameisblu nah "experts" claim them to be INITIALLY $20K to $50K to make, so with R&D costs, so they took the higher end estimate of "expert" estimates. Export price is $193K. And Russia producing them domestically with the improvements is estimated at $48K. But Iran makes them for around $10K to $15K, this doesn't include R&D costs, whatever that was.

[@J3LL05H0T]

So basically economically friendly cruise missiles

[@pileshmuzma9406]

@@Editsdevil they're slow and have a payload of about 1/100th of a modern cruise missile.

[@Cier433]

And if they use expensive missiles and other expensive equipment to shoot them down, they drain the enemy's resources.

[@dismasalwanga4644]

​@@Cier433 😂😂😂 just say they will deplete gods chosen people resources

[@pileshmuzma9406]

​@@dismasalwanga4644 what point are you trying to make?

[@chillxxx241]

Not anywhere close. It does not have anywhere near the capability of a cruise missile. It is a poor nations drone. They would build bigger and better if they could, but they can’t.

[@Cesco_S]

So basically, no one anticipated the need to defend against cheap, slow and loud drones 😂. All the equipment is built to fight an advanced war …

[@KamBar2020]

Those drones heavily infested with Cheaper Components and Materials from 🇨🇳

[@sslelgamal5206]

*All the equipment is built to fight an "expensive" war! US weapons are there to make money, not winning the wars! I hope US taxpayers are okay with that!

[@kamranahoora7670]

Only this is not used. There are several layers and the purpose of war. this type is to empty the air defense missiles and engage the defense systems. First read properly.

[@AL-lh2ht]

uh noo. anti-missels will never be as cheaper as regular missiles.

[@GenJuhru]

That "cheap" part is not a disadvantage.

[@KafshakTashtak]

My guess is that 50000$ price tag is when you build it in the US. For Iran, it's probably cheaper.

[@Ali-fx6jd]

I have seen estimates as low as 17,000-20,000

[@zain371]

@@Ali-fx6jdheard in Iran it costs just a couple thousands

[@Ali-fx6jd]

@@zain371 it likely is that cheap. I believe you. I would say that its probably as cheap as 7000 per unit

[@MASH1385]

so irani soueces say 20k$ a piece for countrys that want this

[@Friendly4twenty]

Export price, not cost of production

[@Sprinklebesties]

before you cannot sell to Iran now you cannot buy from iran .

[@DeVibe.]

You shouldn't anyway.

[@GalaxyTraveller1]

​@@DeVibe. Why not

[@GalaxyTraveller1]

​@@DeVibe. I Rather give money to them than to the US because US has always stirred up violence in almost every country

[@DeVibe.]

@@GalaxyTraveller1 because you shouldn't support terrorism.

[@Xenomorph-hb4zf]

@@DeVibe. If Iran manages to get it down to 5000 USD each why not? A country would be able to buy hundreds of thousands of the drones.

[@saitokurihara9748]

Never underestimate Iran.

[@orosner1]

you do know that this is a reverse engineering of an Israeli old drone ?

[@mohammad_t9014]

​@@orosner1so why Israel doesn't have this kinda staff?

[@cornebod]

It's cheap for one reason and one reason alone. It's not made by a military industrial complex that inflates the price 100 fold, heck the US military buys hammers for $800 a piece😂😂

[@rohankishibe8259]

Bro the cost of replacing one toilet seat in a US military ship forgot her name, cost 41k!!! The seat, not the plumbing..... I think I've seen it in real engineering or not what you think, and these channels are affiliated with the military since they get exclusive tours and stuff.

[@jeremiasrobinson]

"The Expensive US Bombs Wreaking Havoc on the Innocent People of Gaza" - When will the WSJ be willing to write headlines more like that?

[@RevolutionaryResistance]

Al-qassam and Al-quds brigades are not innocent, get off your censored social media and learn about the real world, kid

[@themost3730]

thats not journalism how do you know if their innocent

[@DistrustHumanz]

​@themost3730 When I see a video of a child, I don't need someone else to inform me that child is innocent.

[@mvflp2218]

Never, its a western media company. To do so, would be treason in the eyes of the nationalized masses.

[@jasonborne5724]

@@DistrustHumanzwhen there’s a group of dead terrorists next to the child, try blaming the terrorists for putting the child in danger.

[@timtimtim8004]

US will never have cost effective drones.. otherwise how will their military supply companies survive?.. higher the cost better profit

[@CrimsonAlchemist]

Well said!

[@trevorsutherland5263]

100% true. Our MIC doesn't know how to build "simple" things, even when asked to. A "cheap" drone to Northrop-Grumman or Lockheed-Martin is $1M each...."

[@cemdursun]

The defense industry has been changing rapidly, it is privatizing to be exact. No more blank checks. Companies like Anduril are changing that "higher the cost better profit" scheme

[@Netcentric-fk6ek]

little weak cheap drones are just that little and weak. We don't build them because they are ineffective. We could ride horses into battle against tanks....but we don't because they are ineffective

[@trevorsutherland5263]

@@Netcentric-fk6ek wow, an entire 7 minute video clearly showing they *are* effective and you just ignored it. That is an impressive display of refusal to be objective! You must vote GOP....."

[@UzumakiNagato]

These drones are becoming iconic I love it :D

[@NightDark-bw3xv]

Few years ago western scholar and general say that this drone is toy and nothing more than that. But Today the same people crying that this drone is dangerous and very effective Great respect for iran who stand strongly against colonial brutality occupation forces

[@odisy64]

what are you talking about? the US has been using drones for decades, the MQ-9 reaper drone is one of the most famous in the world. do you just like making the west look backwards and ignorant because you are failing at that.

[@vlhc4642]

The combination of ignorance and arrogance is fatal.

[@odisy64]

@@vlhc4642 thing is, they never said this, Americans have known of the effectiveness of drones for 2 decades thanks to the MQ-9

[@vlhc4642]

@@odisy64 Equating MQ-9 with modern drones is the ignorance part.

[@AL-lh2ht]

The US have been using drones for literal decades. Misinfo goes brrrrrrrrr

[@Giggidyflanders]

Tell me you're scared of Iran without telling me you're scared of Iran 🇮🇷 😅

[@hossein.m1912]

Ask that from ismail haniyeh Ohh wait, he doesn't exist. 🤣

[@simonschneider5913]

theyre envious. same with russia.

[@sueyourself5413]

@@hossein.m1912 You mean that he was murdered. What would happen if the Brits murdered the leader of Sinn Fein during the good friday agreement negotation? Do you think that the IRA would have just laughed it off?

[@RaynJames-d4l]

yeah like the homeless guy on the street who might stab me for a beer scared

[@simonschneider5913]

@@hossein.m1912 you sure are proud. which never ends well...

[@atalali1989]

Why us weapons used against russia and palestine are not a problem but iranian drones are

[@ultraali453]

because russia and separatist movements around the world won't play by the rules agreed upon by united nations

[@donHooligan]

do you work at a movie theater,@@ultraali453? you're a great projectionist!

[@Smokeyyy337]

@@ultraali453united nations all agree that Palestine has a right to survive and what israel is doing is human rights crime, yet nothing changes. Sadly playing by the rules only hinders your own progress. How many times have USA toppled government through CIA? In the end power and economy is all that matters, that's why Russia is attacking Ukraine, and Israel is colonizing Palestine, by the use of Power.

[@ABOLFASR]

​@ultraali453 Niether does the U.S and Israel!

[@susmitbhai]

​@@ultraali453keep telling ur self that 😂

[@Asadjaved501]

Iran and its allies have a right to self defense….

[@bilalbazzi5002]

No body can mess with Iran

[@darkknight17]

Peace is cheaper than war.

[@Jacobtrees]

Tell that to murica who invaded/boomed 41 countries since ww2

[@darkknight17]

@@Jacobtrees that's American capitalism.

[@egonkirchof]

Life sucks so much that even drones are commiting suicide these days....

[@NotiBoii-c6l]

its like calling missile a suicide rocket🤦‍♂

[@sdaafasfad]

​@@NotiBoii-c6l the name Shahed is derived from the root š-h-d. In Islam, Shahed is commonly used to mean "martyr". It's similar to the Judaeo-Christian concept of martyr, and is a title of honor given to Muslims who died in the cause of Islam.

[@NotiBoii-c6l]

@@sdaafasfad martyr is called shaheed😭 shahed is a muslim male name that means "witness" or "beloved", you can search shahed afridi or shahid kapoor

[@sdaafasfad]

@@NotiBoii-c6l bro I can't lie, I'm an idiot, I got 2+2 but got 16 for some reason, thanks for correcting me 😂😣

[@NotiBoii-c6l]

@@sdaafasfad no way💀💀💀

[@samfromuk796]

WSJ - owned by Israel

[@Dfgtyyuhvaghh]

And youtube

[@tymax6751]

All these biased media companies are owned by the Zionists. The world is trying to break out of the Matrix.

[@abhimanyunath2001]

Seems more like they are supporting islamist 😅

[@smallcube-zn2mm]

@@Dfgtyyuhvaghh KZbin is publicly traded, you can also be an owner

[@derekhartenstine8545]

Public. However, 2nd and 3rd largest shareholders are Vanguard and BlackRock. Maybe not owned by Israel, but we know where the loyalty lies. That's KZbin. Major shareholder of WSJ is Dow Jones Company. Largest 3 for Dow Jones, Vanguard, BlackRock and State Street.

[@BopperNoStopper]

"SOMETIMES IT WORKS" WOW GREAT EXPERT OPINION

[@richxrocker4434]

No need to be smart to be a CSIS paid mouthpiece, one just need to be able to open their mouth and spewing non sense stuff while trying to keep sound and look smart.

[@manformnowhere]

Now, us propaganda is like a comedy show 😂😂

[@RaynJames-d4l]

because our enemies are comical lol

[@Jacobtrees]

​@@RaynJames-d4lIran is not your enemy they are simply a threat to the people who attacked uss liberty

[@afa6361]

Remember that Shahed drones also evolve.

[@REvoSISTANCE]

Shahed 136 drones are the clear example showing IRGC asymmetric doctrine, "that the enemy should play in the ground I choose".

[@REvoSISTANCE]

On the technical level, everything was going in the direction of "faster", even radars have trouble detecting "slower" object! Iran has many such weapon systems designed for asymmetric response which is in fact the same "Flexible Response" in deterrence doctrine. Let us impose painful "patience" on the enemy who is used to shock and awe and desire to win quickly!

[@dengist8172]

Iran has been underestimated. Arguably it has a comparable if not better industry than Russia

[@EternalKhann]

Don't think so. It's just the way that they are basically forced to be creative with the little wiggle space they have for expenses since they are sanctioned by the west for almost half a century by now. They simply specialized in min-maxing their capabilities of paramilitary warfare. They don't even have enough technologic know-how for maintaining helicopters that carry their presidents for crying out loud. It's just enough to blackmail their way out of the status quo.

[@alispeed5095]

That doesnt make sense. Logically speaking. Russia has entire districts some as big as a small country being dedicate to factories producing military articles. I saw one they are launching soon for tanks. The place is humongous😂 There military industrial base is simply absurd. If the west cant keep up. How can iran? Where iran is Op in my opinion is with potential and asymmetrical industry. Imagine if they didnt have all the sanctions? Where would they be? There potential imo surpasses anyone. You just cant help but respect a person that works with so little and yet achieves much.

[@generalrommel5666]

Let’s not go too far

[@saadabbas7282]

they make a lot in house

[@pragmaticno1630]

🤣🤣🤣

[@franciscoandreatta5803]

USD$50.000 is considered a cheap bullet? Man...the defense industry is so far from normal life. In Argentina you can buy a Toyota Hilux 4X4 2024 with that money

[@idont3282]

A Tomahawk cruise missile is about 1.87 Million USD, so yeah, 50k is cheap

[@thesilentpearl8575]

Military is expensive. Honestly I feel like the shahed will remain. Also the costs are ~$20k I don’t know where the 50k cost figure came from. The cost of shooting it down costs ~$2m anyways and they have proven to be especially well as a decoy due to the fact that they can easily be shot down and is extremely cheap. In April, Iran blended in 9 hypersonic fatteh missiles within almost 200 of those in their attack against Israel and Israel was so busy shooting down the drones that all hypersonic missiles hit their targets. Plus the attack costed Iran about $50m (estimated) and Israel announced that the defense alone costed over $1b, let alone the damage.

[@thesilentpearl8575]

@@idont3282not to mention that estimates put the cost of the drone at $10-20k I don’t know where the 50k figure came from

[@ServentOfAllah19]

This Drone worth is 5k to 10k approximately not 50k dollar and Also in Iranian it's very cheaper

[@MrTVintro]

Imagine that on a "good" day the US is "only" lobbing Lambo's, and not Bugatti's.

[@husseinnaji3732]

$50,000 cost ? You mean $5,000

[@EternalKhann]

No. Still too many parts that need to be imported including mid to high tech sensors and GPS/GLONASS orientation.

[@ZgO_o]

Naah bruh, its 10k at most, even Iranian sources claim no higher than 13 or 15k

[@HairLessBush]

​​@@EternalKhann lol a nokia phone that cost about 100$ can do all of that. They also literally buy in bulk so its even cheaper.

[@4X10S]

@@EternalKhann Guess who owns GLONAS and who doesn't give a sh8t about U.S. sanctions. I'm pretty sure Russia can supply them with LITERALLY any material in the world, I'm not even talking about China which still actively trading with Iran.

[@RaynJames-d4l]

made in China lol

[@A-man3607-p7o]

So US can provide weapons to whoever they want whenever they want but dare someone else does the same.

[@abdullahqamar600]

They added ukrain alongside israel to make iran look bad. 😂😂

[@gravity00x]

it was halfway through the video where I wondered how they are going to incorporate their pro. p4.ganda and I wasn't disappointed almost instantly haha!

[@Futurelove-y6k]

I don’t get it, why is this video so biased showing Iran as an enemy? When US is cruising around the middle east selling weapons and establishing its own military bases. Do you expect other countries would sit there and wait?

[@silverianjannvs5315]

Persians are smart and intelligent, under intense sanctions but still manage to produce own drones & other advanced military hardwares.

[@thepianist7084]

Can you imagine what the Persians could do if under a regime of freedom? It would be one of the superpowers of the world I think.

[@Techtalk2030]

@@thepianist7084Iran needs better governance but so do most countries

[@Happyvibes446]

Oh that is why they lost to islam

[@TwoRials]

The creation of this video and the inclusion of an expert to simplify the drone's capabilities indicate a stroke of engineering brilliance. It's effective, affordable, simple to mass-produce, and scalable, reminiscent of Japanese automotive engineering from several decades ago.

[@vpsn99]

Figure of USD 50k mentioned seems highly inflated. In many other videos/articles, the cost is mentioned between 5-10k only.

[@keking2178]

Adding American sanctions and duties 😂

[@abhimanyunath2001]

It's impossible.. Iran may claim it 5USD.. 😂

[@Belloking1]

WSJ works with the pentagon. They have an interest in misinforming the public and other nations considering purchasing them

[@IronWarrior86]

I said right away that Iran's suicide drones would be a game changer and bound to have a huge impact at the unveiling a couple of years ago during one of their military exercises when they presented their latest weapon. Who knew they would make their debut in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, could never been foreseen.

[@aaroncruz9181]

Jihadi drones 😅.

[@zeshanhaider4704]

@@aaroncruz9181😂🤣

[@SheltonVy]

From $10K to $110K, that's the minimum range of profit return every week. I think it's not a bad one for me, now l have enough to pay bills and take care of my family.

[@Harveygorge]

Excuse me for real?, how is that ? I have been struggling financially. How was that possible?

[@SheltonVy]

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[@SheltonVy]

She's a licensed broker and successful entrepreneur from the state.

[@SheltonVy]

Her top-notch guidance and expertise on digital market changed the game for me.

[@nekiroystyan2692]

That's great!!. I don't know anything about investing, and I intend to start. What are your strategies?

[@BootsOfLeather]

WE spend 30 million on a single drone. I want my money funding schools and building roads. F.

[@RevolutionaryResistance]

weapons industry is the backbone of the american economy, you would be homeless without it

[@robertmusil1107]

You spend so much on a drone while not even having an official war and can't fix the street thousands of people use daily. Isn't it funny how money is distributed? So much arsenal just to "impress" the bad guys that never even dared to attack you in the first place

[@amirafshar2580]

And 7 of those drones have already shoot down by Yemeni houthis

[@AL-lh2ht]

@@amirafshar2580 source: I made it up

[@AL-lh2ht]

Your money does go to school and building roads. It might be hard for you to understand but without military spending international trade stops. and then you'll be complaining about not being able to buy basic goods.

[@Mohammed-gw2nn]

30 million what a joke ! Bet ya any money in the world most of the senators has a stake in it

[@Also_sprach_Zarathustra.]

corruption will destroy us, as always ...

[@iverbrnstad791]

I mean, American military is completely sloshed with money, there's several trillions of assets they can't account for. Like, imagine Apple and Microsoft getting lost between the couch pillows...

[@kaunas888]

We hear a lot about how the US military is so much more powerful than other militaries because the US spends so much money. But, a lot of that money is wasted on overly complicated, delicate and extremely expensive weapons. Many other countries are able to stretch their military budgets to go a lot farther and thus be more effective per dollar spent. Just throwing endless money at bureaucracies does not always produce better results.

[@erroneous6947]

As an American I assure you at least half that money ends up going to generals who will later get a job at those same contractors as advisors. Total racket. Almost as dumb as letting politicians trade stock on their insider information.

[@WalkOverHotCoal]

Now when I hear a lawnmower on weekends, I stay in my bunker.

[@bozackdakilla7846]

Comparing this to a reaper doesn’t make sense… it is essentially a slow cheap cruise missile.

[@hellothere1656]

For the price of one $2 million tomahawk cruise missile, u can get 60 of these drones.

[@stizanley3987]

Isn't a one-time kamikaze drone a cruise missile? Is it a drone because it doesn't have a jet engine?

[@DIREWOLFx75]

Nah, it's because it's not a missile. There's plenty of drones with jet engines as well. But the overlap is becoming noticeable.

[@Genebriss]

It seems like this is just marketing terminology and there's no substantial difference

[@TinyBlitz8]

It’s a drone because it is controlled using a remote, not like missiles that are already guided to their target once it is launched.

[@trevorsutherland5263]

Well technically, a "cruise missile" has historically been able to be programmed for "waypoints"; i.e. it is capable of changing its flight path either via program or with some level of autonomy. So far, a "drone" cannot do that; it uses satnav to just fly the shortest path to its destination. However, the moment they get that capability, their cost goes up, but at that point it probably becomes a "cruise missile"...."

[@TinyBlitz8]

It’s a drone because it is controlled using a remote, not like missiles that are already guided to their target once it is launched. Missiles are made with high tech complicated parts while drones can just be made with any semiconductor found in washing machines and other appliances.

[@muhammadhassankiyani8953]

The dude forgot to mention that if you're going to build anti-drone technologies then the opposing side is also going to make their drones better and faster. If these drones are not invulnerable, as the dude had to say it multiple times, then why did Ukraine blow up its manufacturing facility in Russia? No matter how much you try to deny it, the Persians have outsmarted your entire NATO arsenal and industrial complex despite sanctions. The fact is that they are lethal and taking a huge toll on NATO equipment provided to Ukraine. USA/NATO had all the knowledge about Russian weaponry before the war and had built every type of weapon to counter them, but since the entry of this equipment, every other Western news channel is talking about them. This so much publicity itself tells us that they are very difficult to intercept and deadly.

[@thedeadwalkingguy]

China.....sits quietly in a corner and smiles..

[@amineboum9493]

​@thedeadwalkingguy it's like if that's what iran did to you , just wait to see what I am veiling 😅.

[@groanz5710]

I expect more from the wall street journal, this is insane. First of all the price of the SHAHED-136, a leak has revealed the price to be 20-50k. Using the highest estimate without explaining the range is misleading. Moreover you are comparing it to the U.S. Reaper Drone? You are comparing two totally different machines. One is a drone missile, the other is a drone aircraft. Two totally different things? The way they're flying, the speed, the costs, the purpose, the way its flown EVERYTHING. And btw, if you are stating 'U.S. Reaper Drone', I supose you mean the 'Reaper' which is the only thing holding that name? As in MQ9 Reaper. Why would you show a picture of the MQ1 Predator then? You have not done your full research... come on guys....

[@rilesbronson7990]

None of those facts matter. All that matters is that the voice over is done with a British accent.

[@herticate8579]

Low effort production with no backing in military expertise or technology. Such a disgrace for any journalistic media!

[@hadikhan63]

Propaganda clip to shadow the genocide

[@bierhoff15]

That's not a reaper drone, it's a predator.

[@GenFalcon]

And preds maxed at 16mil.

[@aaroncruz9181]

Unmanned Terrorism

[@RaynJames-d4l]

cheap copy not even close... sold from Iran but Made in China

[@Utubeisevil]

well they have shaan shaikh the analyst

[@AprilTitus]

The moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself.

[@ZAMislive]

iran has the right to defend itself

[@Aetius-ju1tc]

Some things I think to explain. - Shahed is not the name of the family of kamikaze drones. Shahed is the named of a Company. What they make has Shahed in its name, including other drones but also other aviation like helicopter. -The reason the sound is for a reason. The sound works to cause panic on the defender similar to German planes in WW2. - Iran has the ability to produce advances products like cheaper drones similar to the ones of the US but for example also advanced missiles, tanks or anti air systems. -The way Russia uses the drones are not how Iran intended to use it. Iran use it as cheap missiles sometimes, but it is more uses used as a part of a bigger attack. The sound and amount of these drones are supposed to panic the defender, in which heavier Iranian drones, artillery and missile systems will attack the weekend enemy. In war there would probably also be an attack. The drone can also be used in skirmishes like most Iranian equipment. -The reason anti drone system are not effective against these system are many. First the drone is meant to cause distraction and explosion, both. If the defence is focused on the drone, a better equipment will be uses simultaneously. They are also uses to waste expensive units. When a expensive missile hits it, Iran does not lose as much as the defender. In reality the missile has not destroyed the drone, the drone destroyed the missile.

[@RevolutionaryResistance]

Ukrainians call them "mopeds" and shot them down with small arms from the ground and from helicopters without much issue.

[@cemdursun]

Iranian trolls in action. They are not noisy because they cause panic. They get shot down when they are heard. Causing panic is not the goal of an attack drone, it is to attack and destroy. They are noisy because they use piston powered propellers with little to no insulation. Iran DOES NOT have the ability to produce a drone similar to Reaper's capability. If they did, we would be seeing them. Iran military has a budget of over 20 percent of its GDP. If they could build a highly capable drone, they would do it. But they just can't. Try harder.

[@Andandand25]

How do you know all of that?

[@bluemystic5980]

poootin bot spotted

[@John_Doe448]

​@@bluemystic5980 grow up and learn spelling. It's not even about Russia, nor is his response.

[@camryhsalem5139]

stopping wars costs nothing.

[@samuelsirota2816]

Iran has the absolute right to defend itself, interest and its allies in the region. Supporting Russia in its war efforts is nothing more than just support for an allies right to their interests. same for the USA supporting genocide in gaza

[@ZAMislive]

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[@lakunna991]

Care to shed some light on the havoc wreaked by expensive US bombs?!!??

[@JewlenskyBot-d6c]

Slava Iran 🇮🇷

[@FriendofMineralTown]

I’m sure it was inevitable that they figured out how to make these but I can’t help but think of the times in the last 20 years where America lost drones in Iran or nearby and they captured it. We shrugged it off, because we can’t look like we’re in a panic over it, but Iran put them on display and shared photos of them with the world. They didn’t need to figure out how to copy us to the key, they just needed to figure out how to make something that can fly.

[@TheCpHaddock]

Except they've been doing that since the 80s way before any US drone was captured by them.

[@AL-lh2ht]

americans drones and rhese drones are extremely different. Iran drones you could build in your garage if you wanted to.

[@m_bat-f9l]

I guess you re talking about RQ-170

[@hichic4390]

In fact, America did not lose its drones, but they were hacked and landed by taking control. About copying, you have only heard something and you don't know that this is a common process in all countries. Have you ever thought about how America got the missile technology?

[@richxrocker4434]

The correct term is Reverse Engineering and not copying.

[@eventHorizonROstock]

"Iran relies on its proxies for its own security and its own regional interests" says the US american :DDD

[@randoir1863]

What or who are your sources for the cost to make these drones? I've seen other videos that estimate the cost at as low as 20k USD .

[@trevorsutherland5263]

Once RU started building them under license; *their* cost per unit went way, way down.

[@memesfarsi3111]

Highest price for shahed drone was 25k I was wondering how they got that 50k

[@deltaboy2011]

Most likely 2k. It’s very cheap!

[@klymnychyk8977]

@@trevorsutherland5263 HOI4 Dog

[@abhimanyunath2001]

I am hearing it 20K-50k all along.. And they sold Russia it 193K

[@wiiliskaako5875]

Well don't compare kamikaze with US reaper drones . Iran have their own called ababil 5 which can do reconnaissance and attack

[@kiadav9529]

last time i check, you guys are laughing at this drone and made fun of it, what happen? kekeke

[@eliteneckbeard8035]

Russia has Kamikaze shovels thats werid

[@Archemideez]

russia makes drones from washing machines😂

[@korencek]

And ukraine is shooting down planes with pickle jars.

[@kariminalo979]

found the glowiebot

[@aaroncruz9181]

At this point they're just Market Gardeners

[@donHooligan]

the west can't touch a hypersonic shovel.

[@chaosland5325]

It always poses a threat to the US when other countries possess such simple and cheap weapons. And it doesn't pose a threat to other nations if the US has sophisticated weapons .😂

[@ahan300]

Iran would be so fool or act too generous by helping Russia transfering drone tech if not demanding nuclear tech & weapon from them in return.

[@mightybagrutlord]

a vulnerable & desperate Putin might comply. Especially since he's falling out with China.

[@techarch8851]

I think they do have some kind of deal. They wouldn't just openly announce it. Russia has already delivered air defenses to Iran and have promised them su35s. Plus Russia has openly announced they will help Iran militarily if they were attacked. The Iranian nuclear power plant was facilitated by Russia. As far as we know Russia might have sent their scientists to Iran to help them expedite their nuclear weapon.

[@dropshipincanada]

drone tech? they literally say its super easy produce and nothing unique about these drones lol

[@korencek]

@@techarch8851 true. Russia wants to give Iran their planes, but they need something in exchange. Nothing that Russia couldn't develop themselves, but it's allowing Russia to give Iran their high tech equipment.

[@jackuzi8252]

Well, they can give them the upgraded drones, with jet engines and active seeking.

[@JohnSmith-on2ud]

😂😅😂😅😅😂 I thought Iran 🇮🇷 was a poor country? Long live Iran 🇮🇷

[@Sunopeek]

I get the message, but isn't this insanely hypocritical? Just how much death, destruction, and chaos were created by Western weapons and wars by comparison?

[@mustang19ms]

Iran FTW!

[@toma.3d]

At 2:45 " the US Reaper drone..." while showing a picture of the Predator drone !!!! Do your research....

[@Utubeisevil]

thats shaan shaikh the analyst lol

[@alibehjat7931]

Simplicity is at its best

[@jesusonXTC]

Shahed 136 is just the tip of the ice berg for iranian drones. Much much better drones Iran has such as shahed 149, mohajer 10, fortros, ababil 3, moahjer 6, shahed 191, karrar, kaman, arash 2, omid etc. Shahed 136 is just a deterior to overwhelm air defence systems.

[@AZTrigger]

Every weapon system can be counteracted at some point. The biggest problems with these are countering swarms of drones at once.

[@navado75]

Low tech vs high tech. All the hype and over blown budgets only to enrich the top 1%.

[@PrayingPanda]

What's the issue? US interfered with and has crippled Iran. Why shouldn't they develop their own arms and sell them? The US seems to have no issue selling arms to irans enemies, and using their own arms against Iran within their borders.

[@Elkanah-e4b]

For me when it comes to drones mostly projectiles, I think Iran 🇮🇷 is the world super power 😢 these guys really surpass the west with that drone dominance and the west are really surprised about this , Iran 🇮🇷 drone brought change and balance to the war industry no cap 😢

[@JoyceDouglas-r1i]

It is not the possession of truth, but the success which attends the seeking after it, that enriches the seeker and brings happiness to him.

[@jagannathan1481]

Need peace..dont push to war

[@miki_9034]

How would they make money?

[@okman9684]

Will you pay for job loss in weapons factory?

[@DistrustHumanz]

​@okman9684 The movie Idiocracy proven once again.

[@user-iu5vc5ki8p]

This video gives a useful insight into a particular family of kamikaze drones. Interestingly civilian targets were mentioned and then qualified to mean electricity generation sites etc., in which case that seems to make them valid military targets.

[@afshinbiria3024]

How do you explain fear without using the word fear!!

[@Anglo-EgyptianMan]

Iran was so real for this

[@kamalsidhu7454]

Forgot to mention, when it got shot down down and fell on ground, it explodes as usual

[@abhimanyunath2001]

NOPE... IT explodes in the air.. Or its impact fuse doesn't aligned to detonate

[@rockpadstudios]

Thanks to the the US and the Shaw high tech education was introduced. I've worked with Iranian engineers and they are great engineers.

[@tonym1927]

So it takes a multimillion dollar missile to shoot down a 50k Shahed drone. Once they overwhelm the defense system then they can rain down their real missiles. Huh. We have more to gain to be friends with these people than continue pissing them off. With all due respect to the military industrial complex, Why don’t we leave their neighborhood and attend to ours?

[@SheksgemWhepdo]

Wars are way too expensive. What do you expect?

[@robertmusil1107]

US needs to distract from its own population drowning in inflation. If there were no distractions people would actually ask questions. A war is always a way to get a "common enemy" so no one questions the own politicians incompetence

[@whateveausaid]

💰

[@gugulethuzangwa8358]

It's not even 50k more like 20k

[@esashaik1372]

This is one of Irans weakest drones.WSJ should be specific when addressing Iran's capabilities.Iran can build drones more advance than America's reaper

[@kaunas888]

In the US military everything is made as complex as possible to justify endless profits for the MIC and their bribes to generals and politicians. So what we get from such a system are weapons which are very complex and very very expensive to buy and operate. Then, along comes a place like Iran whose goal is the opposite: to get the most bang for the buck. In other words to build something cheap and effective. This upsets the existing paradigm of a relentlessly march towards endlessly more complex and expensive systems. Why use a 1 million $ anti-ballistic missile to take out a drone that costs $15,000?

[@NoorAlam-jw2zj]

its easy to say build capacity to knock these drones down but the reality is its far easier to build capacity to manufacture these drones then it is to manufacture the air defense systems that have high probability of destroying these drones.

[@dniprokids531]

So you guys are literally advertising Iranian Drones to potential buyers 😮

[@acash93]

Eddie Murphy Thinking meme

[@bryceanderson4864]

As if it were a still a secret to those interested in purchasing one....

[@sharathkumarbs992]

USA: Billion dollar stealth fighter. Iran : Hold my fire and forget cheap drone.

[@marc8750]

Fascinating! Technology of our time is both mind boggling and frightening

[@ujjwalacharya1982]

People are dying out of hunger, and they call 50,000 dollars cheap?

[@justinereisler5930]

1st they say iranian weapons suck and useless , now they say there wreaking havoc . hahahahaha iranian drones are really good and will only get better.

[@joedoe2407]

Those are very effective drones. Defense against those is hardly doing the job. Even when shot down, they explode and sometimes in the middle of town, which is probably worse than letting it hit its original destination. In general, drones are a very scary weapon. I can't imagine what a swarm of armed drones driven by AI and visual recognition can do to a target and how safe anyone would feel when something like this exists.

[@tanksaawk]

I always love the excuse of "poses a threat to the US and it's partners" If you're not at war with them, it's not a threat And btw, a US aircraft carrier + subs in the region is not a threat to them? Oh I forgot, we are the world police xD

[@maogibba3066]

use the metric system!!!

[@storyinsport9110]

Seriously they are not suicidal drones. Stop calling them that.

[@newbeginning1510]

Good for Iran. Defending itself despite illegal extremist sanctions

[@Steve-nz6ek]

Stupid even comparing Shahed to high value Reaper drones (using a predator drone as the image)

[@pikminlord343]

Good video

[@AlanAhmad-n2d]

Belive me, That dron does not cost the goverment $2000. This is truth

[@Benjamin_Bratten]

If you think that's bad you should see the expensive AMERICAN kamikaze cruise missiles wreaking havoc in Gaza.

[@cedcol356]

Are you upset that they're cheap or that they're effective?

[@bradisbell]

Single-source story, 'eh? I thought the Wall Street Journal was supposed to be better than that.

[@Polit_Burro]

*Apparently the United Snakes is "very oncerned" about cheap weaponry. They're certainly not "concerned" (or "shocked and awed") by civilian deaths.* Anyone who claims otherwise was not paying attention when Madeleine Albright said the quiet part aloud.

[@MaxR52]

Shaan's face looks like an upside down light bulb. It's so round on the bottom and square on top lol

[@j4genius961]

I was thinking he looks so weird lol😂

[@AdamBechtol]

He's a cutie.

[@ThePanzerFreak5]

He looks like a middle eastern Sergio Ramos

[@HowToChangeName]

5:42 what do you mean by that? Military are constantly upgrading their "obsolete" technology with new features all the time, its retrofitting just so you know