The new technology does not only exist in cell phones: Remotely guided missiles and drones cost millions, but apparently with the new technologies being discovered death will cost much cheaper. Smart laser guns are known for their accuracy but usually cost a fortune.
The Economist magazine reports that the most expensive technology right now is missile smart weapon technology. A single subsonic missile long-range Tomahawk costs about $1.5 million, while Hellfire surface-to-air missiles weigh only 50 kilograms and cost $115.000 each.
Another air-to-ground missile belonging to the same family, called Javelin, costs $ 147.000 and can be used to kill individual soldiers hiding in "difficult" holes.
Surely 147.000 dollars for a hidden soldier are too many, but these weapons are used too much to target hidden ISIS guerrillas.
This is also the case with the US forces, and so a number of smart weapons are being developed, using cheaper materials. The development of the new APKWS II (Advanced Precision Kill Weapons System) by BAE Systems is the perfect example.
It's a smart version of a traditional 70 millimeter missile, but it can hit a meter with the help of a lazer that looks for and locates the target by changing the missile flaps accordingly. The US Army (and not only) can obtain the specific rocket with 28.000 dollars.
The US Navy is allegedly upgrading a similar 70mm missile and has created the new Low Cost Costing Imaging Terminal Seeker (LCITS). This has been developed for the sea and identifies its goals, using heat instead of using some laser technology.
However, the first position holds the Forward Firing Miniature Munition (F2M2, or Spike missile), developed by California-based Naval Air Weapons Station. It uses a clever optical guidance system that can lock on objects or laser points and is powerful enough to destroy small targets.
Steve Felix, his boss project Spike missile, managed to create a weapon with cheap materials, which weighs only 3 kg, is the size of a baguette and costs only $ 5.000.
As you can see, each army can enjoy much cheaper smart weapons as they will soon be able to trade a rocket costing 1,5 with millions of dollars, with many small smart guns of 20.000 dollars one.
Of course, manufacturers and governments have a very good excuse for cheaper death, as cheaper weapons mean more relief to each taxpayer.