Saudi Arabia is confronting a missile defense crisis that has left the richest country in the Gulf unable to protect its own capital’s airport. 🇸🇦 The real story here is the cost of defending against these attacks. Each nterceptor costs $4 to $5 million, a typical defensive engagement fires three to four of them at a single incoming target for $12 to $20 million in total. Meanwhile a drone or a rebranded Iranian ballistic missile costs a fraction of that. When the Houthis launch drones and ballistic missiles at different speeds and altitudes, they are not trying to overwhelm Saudi defenses with superior technology; they are trying to bankrupt the interceptor stockpile through volume, and the numbers say it is working.