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> That seems an odd choice.

Why? In Ukraine everything that can fly (light aircraft, helicopters, fighter jets, etc.) are shooting down drones.

I thought cheaper and slower moving counters would be used such as helicopters, a10s or propellor powered planes with guns (rather than with an expensive missile, I did not know if APKWS).

I guess, missiles shot from f15s are still cheaper than an interceptor missiles.

A-10 or propellor powered planes are more cost efficiteve but it looks like the US doesn't have enough of them and had to use much more expensive but numerous F-16 and F-35 e.t.c.

The US was not prepeared to counter drones and even after 4 years of the war in Ukraine still doesn't take economic aspect of drone warfare seriously continuing to behave like cost doesn't matter.

F15 seems to have the same cannon as f16, and there are multiple videos (like [0]) of successfully destroying Shahed drones and cruise missiles with it.

[0] - https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/1970127431030985059

I didn't know this. Thanks.

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