How much does it cost the US to shoot down Iranian drones? – A 10-to-1 ratio...

The US and its allies believe that countering Iranian drones is cost-ineffective because they are widespread and very cheap.
As reported by Yeniavaz.com, The New York Times wrote about this.
"It costs more to shoot down a drone than to get it into the air. The cost-per-shot ratio is at best 10-to-1," Arthur Erickson, CEO and co-founder of Hylio, a drone manufacturer, told the newspaper.
The article notes that the cost of a single kamikaze drone from the Shahed family ranges from $20,000 to $50,000. However, the cost of a single shot from Patriot systems used to intercept UAVs exceeds $3 million.
The US also has a cheaper option: the Raytheon Coyote system. Each missile costs $126,500, significantly cheaper but still several times more expensive than the Shahed. The NYT also notes that numerous other systems exist that can redirect or disable drones. These include equipment that controls navigation systems and jams radio frequencies, as well as systems that use microwaves or lasers to disable or redirect drones. Such countermeasures are cheaper, but their effectiveness is uncertain.