We know that the war between Russia and Ukraine has continued since the exchange of fire between Russia and Ukraine. Faced with the intervention of NATO and the United States, Russia also openly stated its position and put the Sarmat intercontinental missile on combat duty. This wave of operations really made Western countries shudder. You know, the missile can be called the overlord of intercontinental missiles. No matter in terms of range or power, no country can withstand the attack of such a missile. Of course, good things are not cheap, and neither are missiles. Good missiles naturally require more money to develop, and Sarmat is no exception. Although the Russian economy has not been optimistic, they are still willing to spend money on missiles.
After seeing the cost of intercontinental missiles, many people couldn't help but sigh, this is really a toy of a big country, and ordinary countries can't afford it. How much does a Sarmat cost? According to Russian media reports, the cost of the Sarmat missile is approximately US$200 million. But this is only its manufacturing cost. If it is a launch cost, it will be more than that, because a missile launch requires fueling, maintenance and upkeep, etc. Calculated together, the launch cost of Sarmat will reach 300 million. One dollar. It can be seen that the ignition and launch of such a missile will burn 2 billion yuan. Such a high price is really not something that ordinary countries can afford.
Although the Sarmat missile is very powerful, it also has its own limitations. This missile cannot achieve mobile strikes, so it can easily be locked by the opponent's satellites and launch missiles to destroy the launch base. Just imagine, if such a powerful missile exploded at its own launch base, the consequences would be very serious. Compared with the Sarmat missile, my country's Dongfeng-41 missile has circumvented this shortcoming very well, retaining the power of the Sarmat missile while also enhancing its battlefield survivability. Implement mobile strikes.
The cost of a single Dongfeng-41 missile is about 50 million U.S. dollars. If you include fueling and pre-launch maintenance, it will cost at least 150 million U.S. dollars, or 1 billion yuan. In fact, whether it is Dongfeng-41 or Sarmat, they are weapons that only big countries can afford. In fact, the range and power of the Sarmat missile are almost the same as that of my country's Dongfeng-41 missile, but in terms of launch cost, my country's Dongfeng-41 missile seems to be slightly better.
