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Anti-missile defense

Patriot missles seen at the Rzeszow-Jasionka Airport, in Jasionka, Poland, March 25, 2022. (Evan Vucci/AP)
August 27, 2026, 9:59 pm
US Patriot missile stocks in Europe ‘beyond critical’ due to Iran war, officials say
American defense, NATO, figures warn shortage of interceptors means forces unable to stop sustained Russian ballistic missile attack, would have to ‘take punch after punch’ like Ukraine
By Emma Burrows and Ben Finley
French President Emmanuel Macron gestures by a model of RISE Safran motor at the International Paris Air Show at the Paris Le Bourget airport, June 19, 2023. (Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP)
June 20, 2023, 6:54 am
Macron urges Europe to build own air defense, not rely on US-Israeli system
French leader warns against buying arms ‘off the shelf’ for a continent-wide missile umbrella after German purchase of Arrow 3 from Israel for Sky Shield Initiative
By AP
File: Israeli soldiers walk near an Iron Dome defense system (L), a surface-to-air missile (SAM) system, the MIM-104 Patriot (C), and an anti-ballistic missile the Arrow 3 (R) during Juniper Cobra's joint exercise press briefing at Hatzor Air Base in central Israel, on February 25, 2016. (GIL COHEN-MAGEN/AFP)
June 14, 2023, 9:42 pm
Germany okays $4.3 billion purchase of Israel’s Arrow 3 anti-missile system
Long-range interceptor can shoot down missiles above atmosphere, help protect European neighbors; decision to expand capabilities made in wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
By Peter WUETHERICH
This handout image released on June 14, 2023, shows a render of the Sky Sonic anti-hypersonic missile. (Rafael)
June 14, 2023, 8:03 pm
Defense tech firm Rafael reveals first-ever hypersonic interceptor
Sky Sonic system, under development for three years, to be shown off at Paris Air Show, after Iran claimed earlier this month it built a hypersonic missile
By Emanuel Fabian
Image shows US Hawk anti-aircraft missiles in a Saudi Arabian desert, 1991. (AP Photo)
January 25, 2023, 10:23 pm
Israel said to rebuff US request for old anti-aircraft missiles to give to Ukraine
Defense official tells Biden administration Jerusalem has not changed policy against providing weapons to Kyiv, report says
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: An LRAD missile is launched from the Sa’ar 6-class corvette INS Magen during a test in November 2022. (Israel Defense Forces)
November 30, 2022, 1:10 pm
Israeli Navy tests long-range anti-cruise missile interceptor from advanced corvette
Military and defense ministry say system showed its ability to destroy variety of targets, ensure ‘naval superiority’
By Emanuel Fabian
Iron Dome anti-missile system fires interception missiles at rockets fired from the Gaza Strip toward Israel, in Ashkelon on August 7, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 16, 2022, 1:00 pm
Daily Briefing Oct. 16: Why Israel likely won’t send the Iron Dome to Ukraine
Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman and military correspondent Emanuel Fabian discuss the repeated pleas from Zelensky to send arms, please; plus, weekend security updates
By ToI Staff
IAI's Sea Serpent missile in action, firing from a ship (Courtesy)
April 14, 2021, 2:46 pm
IAI teams up with Thales to supply UK’s Royal Navy with advanced missiles
The Sea Serpent has agile, penetrative, combined anti-ship and land attack capabilities, at ranges above 200 kilometers (124 miles), Israeli aerospace firm says
By Shoshanna Solomon
An Iron Dome missile defense system fires an interceptor at a target during an exercise in early 2021. (Defense Ministry)
February 1, 2021, 12:31 pm
Israel holds fresh trials of upgraded Iron Dome due to be installed on ships
Defense Ministry says ‘complex’ tests simulated threats the air defense system is liable to face on land and at sea, including drones
By Judah Ari Gross
An interceptor missile is fired at a target simulating an incoming threat in December 2020. (Defense Ministry)
December 15, 2020, 2:17 pm
Israel stages major air defense drill, proving it can shoot down cruise missiles
Declaring a world first, Defense Ministry pits all three tiers of its system against various threats, demonstrating a ‘capability that currently only Israel has’
By Judah Ari Gross
US soldiers stand at a site of Iranian bombing at Ain al-Asad air base in Anbar, Iraq on January 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Qassim Abdul-Zahra)
January 30, 2020, 8:51 pm
Pentagon seeks Iraqi permission to deploy missile defenses after attack by Iran
Asked whether Patriot batteries could’ve stopped Iranian missile strike on Ain al-Asad base, US military chief replies: ‘That’s what they’re designed to do’
By Robert Burns
Interception tests of the David's Sling Aerial Defense System on March 19, 2019. (Defense Ministry)
November 6, 2019, 9:30 am
Russia reportedly in possession of advanced Israeli interceptor missile
Chinese news site reports David’s Sling missile landed intact in Syria after failing to hit Syrian rocket in July 2018, taken to Moscow for examination
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: The US Army test fires a Patriot missile, March 27, 2019. (US Army/Jason Cutshaw)
October 11, 2019, 8:24 pm
US deploying 3,000 more troops to Saudi Arabia to boost air defenses
Buildup includes Patriot batteries, THAAD ballistic missile interception system and two fighter squadrons following attack on oil plant blamed on Iran
By Agencies
his Dec. 10, 2018, file photo, provided by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA), shows the launch of the U.S. military's land-based Aegis missile defense testing system, that later intercepted an intermediate range ballistic missile, from the Pacific Missile Range Facility on the island of Kauai in Hawaii. (Mark Wright/Missile Defense Agency via AP)
January 17, 2019, 4:36 am
Trump administration to roll out new space-based missile defense plan
US looking to develop a more aggressive system to protect against existing threats from North Korea and Iran and counter advanced systems being developed by Russia and China
By Deb Riechmann and Lolita C. Baldor
A test of the David's Sling missile defense system. (Defense Ministry)
July 24, 2018, 12:17 pm
Government said set to launch NIS 30 billion missile defense plan
Reports say 10-year program aims to provide shield for entire country against possible massive, multi-front rocket attack
By Stuart Winer
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