On sale now: China is mass-producing hypersonic missiles for $99,000

On sale now: China is mass-producing hypersonic missiles for $99,000 | Inside China Business · Nuggets

Data Point	Value	Context	Timestamp
YKJ-1000 Missile Unit Cost	$99,000 / 700,000 yuan / 74,000 pounds	The reported mass-production cost of the Chinese hypersonic missile, equivalent to a Tesla Model X.	[00:00:26]
US Hypersonic Missile Cost	$4 million to $15 million	The estimated cost per missile for comparative US hypersonic weapons.	[00:02:14]
SM-6 Naval Interceptor Cost	$4.1 million	The cost of a single US naval interceptor, over 40 times the price of the YKJ-1000.	[00:00:27]
THAAD Interceptor Cost	$12 million to $15 million	The cost of a single THAAD ground-based interceptor missile.	[00:00:28]

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