
Modern air-to-air missiles for fighter jets vary significantly in cost, ranging from $380,000 for short-range missiles to over $2.2 million for European long-range METEOR missiles. Medium-range AMRAAM variants cost between $1 million and $1.4 million. India's Astra Mk-I is priced around $1 million per unit. Factors like procurement scale and technology sophistication influence these prices. A single jet's missile load can cost millions, sometimes exceeding the price of other military platforms.