>traditional CIWS is too expensive
>okay then, miniature dollar tree CIWS vs drones

You're telling me Ukraine can't use a mounted machinegun and hook it up to some AI camera software with thermals to counter drones? What's actually stopping video-related from being used right now on the battlefield? In WW2, they used the same shit for airborne threats except it was against planes and the targeting software was the gunner and not AI.

It IS feasible.