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US, allies drill pop-up missile positions to keep Chinese ships at bay
Various anti-ship missile firings demonstrated the ability of the U.S. and its allies to hit maritime targets from land-based ...
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Command-and-control upgrade will ‘vastly reduce’ anti-missile salvos, Northrop says
IBCS-equipped batteries will be able to do the job with many fewer PAC-3s, said Kenn Todorov, Northrop’s vice president of ...
The US used nearly a quarter of its most advanced missile interceptors against Iran
American forces fired more than 150 THAAD interceptors at Iranian missiles and drones during the 12-day conflict between ...
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Qatar used layers of US weapons to counter Iranian missiles
Four main systems, all made by American manufacturers, were highlighted as part of the Qatari armed forces’ military response ...
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The US Army Is Trying Out a Major New Anti-Drone System
The Army and other services are particularly interested in the Leonidas HPM’s potential as a defense against pop-up drone swarms, as Ukraine recently employed against Russia’s bomber fleet.
U.S. Thaad Anti-Missile System, Explained
Israel's capacity to intercept aerial threats has been tested by barrages of Iranian ballistic missiles. Here’s how the U.S.-supplied Thaad system has fit into its layered air-defense strategy.