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Strike on Iran shows Israeli Air Force's embrace of ballistic missiles
Israel's weapon of choice in its attack on Iran was air-lanched ballistic missiles, which struck ta…
Paul Iddon
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Iran's attacks on Israel suggest ballistic missiles are an overhyped threat
Iran's failed attacks on Israel show that ballistic missiles aren't wonder weapons that can win war…
Michael Peck
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Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system almost didn't get built
Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system almost didn't get built because some IDF brass feared it …
Michael Peck
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Israel is retiring its Patriot missile batteries. They could help a struggling Ukraine.
Israel is retiring the Patriot air defense system after long dissatisfaction with it. But Patriot m…
Paul Iddon
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North Korean missiles won't defeat Ukraine
North Korea's regime may get a big payoff for giving some of its powerful, short-range missiles to …
Michael Peck
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Inside the covert mission that sent Delta Force and British SAS deep behind Iraqi lines in search of Saddam's missiles
On their own deep behind enemy lines, US and British special operators had a strategic impact on th…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Ukraine's Patriot kills of Russian planes and missiles have turned a US air-defense weapon with a troubled past into a hero
The decision to send Patriot surface-to-air missile systems to Ukraine sparked debate due to its pa…
Sinéad Baker
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Syria threatens Scud missile strikes if Israeli airstrikes continue
"When we know about an attempt to smuggle weapons to Hezbollah, we do whatever we can to prevent th…
Alex Lockie
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These striking photos capture the major missile launches North Korea has conducted in 2017
North Korea launched an intercontinental ballistic missile towards Japan early Wednesday morning. T…
Rosie Perper,Rosie Perper
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US missile defenses fired 5 shots at an incoming target - and it looks like they all missed
Instead, an interceptor probably hit a part of the missile tube that had detached from the warhead,…
Alex Lockie
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NORTH KOREA: Missile tests were practice runs to hit the US military in Japan
"In spite of the repeated warnings from [North Korea], the United States kicked off this month the …
David Choi
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North Korea has developed nuclear-capable missiles capable of hitting the US
"It's the relocatable target set that really impedes our ability to find, fix, and finish the threa…
Jeremy Bender
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Here's How US Allies Could Shoot Down Missiles From North Korea
"The United States maintains an array of forward deployed missile defense capabilities in the Repub…
Paul Szoldra
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ANALYST: US Military Expects North Korean Missile Launch
"The United States, Australia and other allies appear to be taking important policy decisions on th…
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Israel Tests Long-Range Missile Shield With Eyes On Syria, Lebanon, And Iran
Arrow is the long-range segment in Israel's three-tier missile shield. This also includes the succe…
Dan Williams, Reuters
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Israel has never been impressed with its version of the $1 billion Patriot air defense system. Now it could offload up to 8 to Ukraine.
Ukraine has long coveted more of the $1 billion US-manufactured Patriot air defense systems.
Rebecca Rommen
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A 'decoy arms race' is playing out in Ukraine, where deception is getting harder and troops have to treat fakes like they're real to fool the enemy
As both Ukraine and Russia employ drone and sensor technology, it's increasingly difficult to make …
Chris Panella
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A possible future mission for the US's secretive Phoenix Ghost and Switchblade drones? Hunting Russian nukes
In a future war, the loitering munitions that the US has been sending to Ukraine could be useful ag…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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In a US showdown with China, there are some missions with no special-operations 'easy button'
As US special-operations forces focus on the challenge posed by China, they "must be careful not to…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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How US special-operations forces helped the US military win its first post-Cold War victory
The first Gulf War was a textbook conventional war, but it featured an array special-operations mis…