> But that would mean that the Octopus interceptor drones cost more than the Shaheds they're designed to shoot down.

But does it cost more than the Shahed plus the target of the Shahed? That it the equation Ukraine is using.

That's a different question; I'm just saying it would contradict the "less than 10%" claim in the article and the press release.

It would maybe also not be a great idea to field weapons that cost more than their targets, because, measured in dollars, it means you're doing more damage to yourself than to the enemy. Economically speaking, it's like a handgun that shoots both backwards and forwards. If you're immensely richer than the enemy—and the UK's GDP is almost twice the size of Russia's, even before you add in Ukraine's GDP, Poland's GDP, Germany's, etc.—it can still be a winning strategy. But it's still pretty galling.