Why are Iranian drones so deadly? | The Economist (Level 1)

Shahed drones are small, cheap flying machines. Iran made them first. Now, Russia makes many of them to use in Ukraine. These drones cost about $55,000. This is very cheap for a weapon. They fly low to the ground. This makes them hard to see on radar. It is a big problem to stop them. Big air defense missiles cost too much money to shoot down cheap drones. Ukraine knows how to fight these drones best. They use small, fast racing drones to crash into the Shahed drones. This is a cheap and smart way to stop them. Now, Ukraine is sharing this idea with other countries in the Middle East. The president of Ukraine hopes these countries will give money and weapons to help Ukraine in return.