Answers:
- Factors influencing the cost of building a missile include:
- Technology and components
- Development and R&D
- Production scale
- Operational and maintenance costs
- Regulatory and compliance costs
- The estimated cost range for a Short-Range Ballistic Missile (SRBM) is:
- $1 million to $5 million per unit.
- An example of a Medium-Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM) is the Hwasong-6. Its cost range is:
- $5 million to $15 million per unit.
- Cruise Missiles are designed to:
- Strike ground targets with high precision.
- A Tomahawk cruise missile approximately costs:
- $1.87 million per unit.
- The type of missiles used for battlefield support are:
- Tactical Surface-to-Surface Missiles.
- Two types of missiles mentioned that can travel 1000 kilometers are:
- Short-Range Ballistic Missiles (SRBMs)
- Land Attack Cruise Missiles
- The primary difference in the range between SRBMs and MRBMs is:
- SRBMs have a range of up to 1,000 km, while MRBMs have a range of 1,000 to 3,500 km.
- The missile type mentioned with the lowest estimated cost per unit is the:
- ATACMS (Army Tactical Missile System), with an estimated cost of $1 million to $2 million per unit.
- Some additional costs associated with missile development beyond the unit cost include:
- Launch systems
- Training
- Maintenance
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