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Illustrative: Rebel-fighters monitor the sky holding a FN-6 man-portable air-defence system (MANPADS) in the Syrian village of Teir Maalah, on the northern outskirts of Homs, on April 20, 2016. (MAHMOUD TAHA/AFP)
July 29, 2026, 4:02 pm
Iran set to receive up to 400 Chinese shoulder-fired air-defense systems within weeks
Sources report a $70 million deal to help Tehran rebuild defenses after Israeli and US strikes, with plans made to transport arms overland via Pakistan; Beijing denies report
By John Irish and Jonathan Saul
Security forces at the scene where a ballistic missile fired from Yemen hit near a playground in Jaffa on December 21, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
December 24, 2024, 1:32 pm
Daily Briefing Dec. 24: Day 445 – IDF rethinks ballistic missiles for long-range attacks
Political correspondent Tal Schneider discusses a gag order lifted in the PM’s office leak case; ecology reporter Sue Surkes talks about the Hula nature reserve and ecological sandals
By Jessica Steinberg, Tal Schneider and Sue Surkes
Gunmen from the Lebanese terror group Hezbollah carry out a training exercise in Aaramta village in the Jezzine District, southern Lebanon, May 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)
September 25, 2024, 7:15 pm
Israel is pounding Hezbollah, but in war the Iran-backed force will be a lethal foe
The bulk of the Lebanese group’s capabilities remains intact, and maneuvering IDF troops will have to contend with anti-tank missiles, mines, and drones — not to mention tunnels
By Lazar Berman
Members of Saraya al-Quds, the military wing of Islamic Jihad terror group hold shoulder-launched anti-aircraft systems during a military parade in Gaza City, on January 5, 2022. (Atia Mohammed/Flash90)
April 20, 2022, 2:25 pm
Gaza’s anti-aircraft capabilities are neither new nor likely to be effective
Expert says 50-year-old Soviet Strela-2 shoulder-fired system, hyped by Hamas, is easily countered and has limited functionality, with aging missiles and makeshift power solutions
By Emanuel Fabian
A Syrian anti-aircraft missile is fired near Damascus during an alleged Israeli airstrike on February 9, 2022. An errant anti-aircraft missile exploded over northern Israel. (SANA)
February 9, 2022, 1:18 am
IDF: Syrian anti-aircraft missile explodes over Israel, no interception needed
Launch triggers sirens in Umm al-Fahm and northern West Bank; Syria says air defenses engaged ‘hostile targets’; IDF hits Syrian air defense batteries in response
By ToI Staff and Judah Ari Gross
Israeli Air Force helicopter fires a missile into Gaza, near the Gaza-Israel border, May 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
January 2, 2022, 8:25 am
Anti-aircraft missiles fired at IDF helicopters during Gaza strike, but miss
Military says attack caused no injury or damage; Bennett: We’re not interested in Hamas’s excuses about weather, ‘whoever aims rockets at Israel must take responsibility’
By Judah Ari Gross and ToI Staff
In this Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020 photo a rescue worker searches the scene where a Ukrainian plane crashed in Shahedshahr southwest of the capital Tehran, Iran. (AP/Ebrahim Noroozi)
January 10, 2020, 12:49 am
Video appears to show missile hitting Ukrainian plane near Tehran
UK says ‘body of information’ points to missile strike, possibly accidental, joining US and Canada; Iran denies hitting liner, asks Canada to share intel
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Authorities in northern Cyprus examine the wreckage of a mystery object that crashed causing a large explosion on July 1 2019 (Screencapture/Twitter)
July 1, 2019, 5:42 am
Apparent Syrian air-defense missile crashes in northern Cyprus
Blast comes during reported Israeli strikes on Syria, leading to speculation it was a stray Syrian anti-aircraft projectile
By ToI Staff and Judah Ari Gross
A picture taken from the Israeli side of the Golan Heights shows snow covered mountain inside Syria on January 20, 2019. (Jalaa Marey/AFP)
June 6, 2019, 8:03 pm
Army spots anti-aircraft fire from Syria days after border exchange
IDF says the projectiles landed inside Syrian territory and didn’t present a threat to Israelis
By Judah Ari Gross
The remains of an F-16 that crashed after coming under fire by Syrian air defenses, in the northern Israeli Kibbutz Harduf, on February 10, 2018. (AFP Photo/Jack Guez)
February 25, 2018, 8:48 pm
Army: Crew of F-16 downed by Syria made ‘professional error’
Internal probe shows pilots did not respond properly to missile threat, but were right to eject after being hit
By ToI Staff
In this image made from video provided by Yehunda Pinto, the wreckage of an Israeli F-16 is seen on fire near Harduf, northern Israel, February 10, 2018. (Yehunda Pinto via AP)
February 20, 2018, 8:31 am
Misjudgment, not negligence, behind downing of F-16 – report
Pilot and navigator should have flown lower after missile they fired locked on target, internal probe expected to conclude
By Sue Surkes
Lockheed Martin unveils Israel's first F-35 fighter jet in Fort Worth, Texas, on June 22, 2016. (Lockheed Martin)
December 8, 2016, 7:36 pm
First two F-35 jets en route to Israel
Stealth aircraft to touch down at Nevatim Air Base for reception ceremony to be attended by US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter
By Judah Ari Gross and ToI Staff
Lockheed Martin unveils Israel's first F-35 fighter jet in Fort Worth, Texas, on June 22, 2016. (Lockheed Martin)
November 28, 2016, 11:02 pm
Like a kid in a candy store, IDF salivates over incoming F-35 jets
As PM announces acquisition of 17 additional planes, senior officer gushes at new, exorbitantly expensive stealth aircraft, due to arrive next month
By Judah Ari Gross
The tail of a Metrojet plane that crashed in Hassana, Egypt carrying 224 people on Saturday, October 31, 2015. (Suliman el-Oteify/Egyptian Prime Minister's Office via AP)
January 5, 2016, 3:31 pm
Deliberate acts cause more airline deaths than crashes
2015 tally shows terrorist attacks trump accidental crashes as cause for most airline casualties
By Joan Lowy
December 3, 2015, 2:08 pm
Russia begins delivering S-300 air defense system to Iran
Moscow arms adviser says advanced battery on the way to Tehran; worried Israel has long urged Putin to scrap deal
By AP and Raoul Wootliff
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