# Arrow-3

Cracks in the Shield: The Economic and Physical Limits of Israel’s Missile Defense

Recent Iranian missile strikes on Dimona and Arad have exposed critical vulnerabilities in Israel's multi-layered air defense, highlighting production bottlenecks and the unsustainable costs of high-altitude interception. Despite a 92% success rate, the ability of heavy, high-speed missiles to bypass the shield suggests that technical and economic limits are being reached in the face of persistent Iranian barrages.