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The U.K. government spent
than $53 million developing the anti-drone
system. The system is very cheap to operate. It costs just 18 cents to fire one
at a swarm of drones. This is one-tenth of the
of a standard bullet used by the British Army. A spokesperson said it was important to find
and effective ways to defend British
. He pointed to Russia's use of drones in its three-year
against Ukraine. The U.K. government said: "Drone swarms are increasingly seen in
in frontline combat in Ukraine. U.K.
estimates that last year, Ukraine had to defend against
from more than 18,000 drones."
