The Israel Navy recently used the C-Dome system installed on a Sa’ar 6-class corvette to successfully intercept unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) that were aimed at Eilat. However, this success should not lead to the false conclusion that the Sa’ar 6 vessels operating in the Red Sea arena should be integrated into Israel’s defense system against missile and rocket attacks on Eilat. There are three reasons for opposing such a conclusion. The first is that the was developed for a different scenario, and the second is the ratio of low cost-benefit compared to systems such as Iron Dome that were literally ...