HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?
Each Iron Dome interceptor costs US$40,000 to US$50,000 to produce, according to the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies.
The think tank estimated that a complete system, including the radar, computer and three to four launchers – each containing up to 20 interceptors – costs around US$100 million to produce.
Israel has 10 such systems in operation, according to Raytheon, which helps manufacture the Iron Dome. Other estimates have put the figure slightly higher.
