• unexposedhazard
    13·
    3 months ago

    Looking at the Wikipedia about the Iron Dome

    $100,000–150,000 per interception

    So this single attack cost them 30 million dollars at the minimum just in terms of ammunition.

    • Rolder@reddthat.com
      41·
      3 months ago

      Pretty worth it if the interception saves even one life, imo. And as I recall, the iron dome is programmed to anticipate where the missile will hit, and if it’s landing in the middle of nowhere it just lets it go. Saves on interceptors.

    • Meuzzin@lemmy.world
      1·
      3 months ago

      The official estimate is $1.3 Billion for the nights festivities. Doesn’t seem very sustainable anyways …