A Ukrainian company is producing steel armor for the country’s Patriot air-defense batteries. The armor consists of small plates that wrap around the exterior of the Patriot’s control unit. It is intended to protect the highly valuable systems from Russian […]
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It’s been a rough year for Iran and its friends in the Middle East. Israel has degraded Tehran’s proxy forces and delivered punishing airstrikes against Iran itself. And Iran just lost one of its most important allies in the region:
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A US air defense system in Israel was just used in combat for the first time since it was deployed. It’s unclear if the THAAD battery successfully intercepted the incoming threat. The battery was reportedly used against a Houthi ballistic
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A US Navy warship accidentally shot down an American fighter jet over the Red Sea on Sunday. The crew members survived, but it marks the second friendly-fire incident of the Houthi conflict. These incidents highlight the complex operating environment in
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The US Navy has long held a missile-tube advantage over China. But China’s ships now have half as many vertical-launch-system cells as the US, research found. VLS capacity is important for naval combat, but it’s not everything. China is closing
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Drone sightings have been reported up and down the eastern US in recent weeks. Officials say they’re investigating the mysterious aircraft — many of which have actually been crewed aircraft. But federal agencies stress that they need more authority to
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F-35 combat operations have often been against terrorist and militant targets. Israel used the fighter jet in widespread strikes against Iran in late October. The success of that operation underscores the F-35’s ability to battle higher-level threats. F-35 stealth fighters
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Mysterious aircraft sightings have been reported around New Jersey lately. The unexplained incidents have fueled theories, including that Iran may have launched the systems from a ship. Iran does have drone-carrying vessels, but satellite images show they’re far from the
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The US shot down a ballistic missile for the first time from Guam in a major test this week. The event comes as the Pentagon increasingly looks to protect key military infrastructure on Guam. Guam would almost certainly be a
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American warplanes pounded Syria with airstrikes as the Assad regime fell on Sunday. They hit dozens of targets in support of the anti-ISIS mission, which officials say will continue. The US isn’t the only military conducting strikes amid the uncertain
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