Holy cow... $960,000 per missile!
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Thats what the "free" market does to a countries military industry. Lots of corruption.
$1M a shot seems like a lot until you look at what goes into each one, how much development costs, and the environment it is designed for. You don't need corruption to make these expensive. Also, the are based on 30 year old technology. Rather than being cheaper than new, they tend to be more expensive due to requiring miniature mechanisms which were cutting edge in 199x. And there are no other uses for them in their hardened configuration so you don't get economy of scale of something like a commercial ship or board. Plus there's a lot of paperwork and you can't sell a single piece unless the government approves it. This is so far from a consumer item there isn't even a way to compare costs.
FWIW, corruption would cost roughly the same price but you'd receive a missile with shoddy components and forged paperwork. Just look at Russia's army to see the difference in munition reliability.
I'm very sure Ukraine will use those missiles to solely hit military targets unlike those a-holes from ruzzia who aim at schools and hospitals and housing.
As long as Ukraine only eliminates military targets: Give them everything they need, and more. Do it now.
You know what, up till this week I was in total agreement with you. Now, I really don't care if they use them to attack other targets.
Imagine if those missiles were literal.
Meanwhile in Russia, "Heeeey! My already shit vitamin D!"