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The Army Has Started Fielding Its First New Short Range Air Defense System In...

The U.S. Army has begun fielding its first new short-range air defense system in decades as the range of potential aerial threats, from traditional fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters to missiles, and...

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Ukraine To Receive HAWK, Aspide Surface-To-Air Missiles From Spain

Spain and France have announced that they will both be delivering ground-based air defense systems to Ukraine. This development has taken place as NATO member countries collectively rush to provide...

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The Odd Case Of ‘Russian Air Defense Vehicles’ Showing Up On A Train In Ohio

If you happened to be passing by Norfolk Southern’s rail yard in Bellevue, Ohio, recently you might have come across something very unusual. Two flatbed railcars were spotted there carrying what looks...

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Incredible Images Snapped Of Israeli Interceptor Pulverizing Incoming Rocket

A remarkable series of photos have emerged showing the final moments as an Israeli air defense missile destroys a rocket launched by a militant organization. Although the particular air defense system...

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USMC Buying Nearly 2,000 Tamir Interceptors For Its Iron Dome Systems

The U.S. Marine Corps has laid out plans to acquire three batteries worth of Iron Dome systems, including 44 launchers and 1,840 Tamir interceptors. The exact estimated value of this purchase is...

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U.S. Army To Give Its Only Two Iron Dome Batteries To Israel: Reports

The Pentagon is reportedly planning to send its only two full Iron Dome air defense systems to Israel — which the U.S. Army originally purchased from that country — to bolster Israeli air defense amid...

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Israel’s Vaunted Integrated Air Defense System Explained

Israel is in possession of arguably the most sophisticated multi-layered integrated air defense system (IADS) found anywhere in the world. As tensions grow around the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict,...

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Huge Boost To Army’s Air Defenses Planned In New Force Structure

The U.S. Army has laid out plans to significantly expand its air and missile defense units, with a particular focus on counter-drone and counter-cruise missile capabilities, as part of a larger...

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Israel’s Ship-Based Iron Dome Just Got Its First Combat Kill

Israel has used the ship-based version of its Iron Dome air defense system for the first time in combat. Installed aboard an Israeli Navy Sa’ar 6 class corvette, the navalized Rafael Iron Dome — known...

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