>> The Iron Dome also has the benefit of twenty years of technological progress to draw upon vs the Patriots. A higher success rate here should not come as a su

>> The Iron Dome also has the benefit of twenty years of technological progress to draw upon vs the Patriots. A higher success rate here should not come as a surprise. To the best of my knowledge the Iron Dome success rate is lower. Patriot missiles in the first gulf war sucked, and there is no solid evidence that even a single one hit its target. During the invasion of Iraq it was a completely different story: only one Patriot missed its target (mostly Chinese-made Silkworm missiles) and hit a Kuwaiti shopping center.