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A burned car is seen after a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, August 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Dan Bashakov)
August 1, 2026, 12:53 pm
Russia hits Ukrainian capital with ballistic missiles and drones, killing at least 9
Two days after deadly nationwide assault, overnight barrage injures 30, damages residential buildings across Kyiv as Zelensky presses US for more air defense systems
By VASILISA STEPANENKO
File: The Iron Dome missile defense system stationed close to the southern city of Sderot on October 12, 2023. (Jack Guez/AFP)
April 26, 2026, 4:28 pm
Israel sent Iron Dome and troops to help defend UAE during Iran war – report
Move is first time the missile defense system has been deployed outside Israel and the US, according to Axios, which says UAE-Israel ties closer than ever
By Stav Levaton and ToI Staff
Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio Cortez hold a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, March 25, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
April 16, 2026, 4:06 am
Why US funding for Israel’s Iron Dome is losing support on both sides of the aisle
Budgeting for the purely defensive anti-missile system was once a given, but since Oct. 7, left-wing progressives, financial conservatives, and liberal Zionists all have reasons to see it go
By Andrew Lapin
This image issued by the Defense Ministry on February 11, 2026, shows the David's Sling air defense system during a recent test. (Defense Ministry)
February 11, 2026, 4:04 pm
Eyeing future missile threats, Israel successfully completes ‘complex’ David’s Sling tests
Defense Ministry says drills were based on ‘operational lessons’ learned during the June 2025 war with Iran and included scenarios in line with existing and evolving dangers
By Emanuel Fabian
File: An Iron Dome anti-missile system fires an interceptor missile as rockets are fired from the Gaza Strip at Israel, August 6, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 28, 2025, 12:47 am
Italian aerospace group Leonardo unveils ‘Michelangelo Dome’ air defense system
Inspired by Israel’s Iron Dome, the system is set to be fully operational by 2028, will protect key sites from emerging threats, including hypersonic missiles and drones
By Reuters and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, May 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
November 21, 2025, 8:48 pm
Trump’s Israeli-inspired Golden Dome faces major delays after US government shutdown
Industry insiders voice concern over the lack of a finalized architecture and spending plan, as the $175 billion anti-missile system struggles to move from blueprint to execution
By Reuters
Interception tests of the David's Sling Aerial Defense System on March 19, 2019. (Defense Ministry)
November 12, 2023, 2:18 pm
Israel signs landmark deal to sell David’s Sling air defense system to Finland
Agreement is the first international sale of the system, which has been used alongside other defenses in Israel’s ongoing war against Hamas
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
The David's Sling system (Defense Ministry)
July 9, 2023, 4:12 pm
Air Force successfully tests ‘expanded capability’ of David’s Sling defense system
Months after first real-world interceptions during flareup with Gaza, IAF says missile defense system will ‘significantly improve air defense layers’
By Emanuel Fabian
The United Nations flag waves in the wind on the top of a UN building in Geneva, Switzerland, June 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File )
October 23, 2022, 1:16 pm
Daily Briefing Oct. 23: UN releases 2nd damning report on Israel; real estate soars
Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman breaks down the 28-page document and talks defense systems for Ukraine; real estate reporter Danielle Nagler on Jerusalem’s white elephant
By ToI Staff
The Iron Dome anti-missile system fires interceptor missile towards rockets launched by terror groups from the Gaza Strip into Israel, over the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon, during Operation Guardian of the Walls, May 16, 2021. (Avi Roccah/Flash90)
October 14, 2022, 7:08 pm
As West works on Ukraine missile defense needs, Israel shows no sign of pitching in
Jerusalem has repeatedly rebuffed calls for sending Iron Dome to Kyiv since war began; Ukraine’s envoy laments lack of cooperation against ‘common enemy’ Iran
By Lazar Berman
This photo released by the official website of the Iranian Defense Ministry on Sunday, June 9, 2019, shows the Khordad 15, a new surface-to-air missile battery at an undisclosed location in Iran. The system uses locally made missiles that resemble the HAWK missiles that the US once sold to the shah and later delivered to the Islamic Republic in the 1980s Iran-Contra scandal. (Iranian Defense Ministry via AP)
June 9, 2019, 6:53 pm
Iran unveils new advanced missile defense system it says can destroy enemy jets
Islamic Republic’s defense minister says the Khordad 15 can trace targets 150 km away, intercept them at a range of 120 km and can destroy six objects at once
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Image of Russian S-400 long-range air defense missile systems deployed at Hemeimeem air base in Syria, December 16, 2015. (Vadim Savitsky/Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
April 24, 2019, 4:35 pm
Russia to start S-400 missile defense shipments to Turkey in July — report
Ankara’s purchase of weapons system risks US sanctions and has strained already tense relations with Washington
By ToI Staff
A Tamir missile fired from an Iron Dome missile defense battery during a trial in the United States in April 2016. (Rafael Advanced Defense Systems)
February 6, 2019, 7:22 pm
Netanyahu hails US purchase of Israeli Iron Dome batteries
Washington buys missile defense system to protect deployed troops, says no decision yet on specific theater for use; PM warns enemies Israel has an ‘iron fist’
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Illustrative. German soldiers assigned to Surface Air and Missile Defense Wing 1 fire the Patriot weapons system at the NATO Missile Firing Installation, in Chania, Greece, on November 8, 2017. (Sebastian Apel/US Department of Defense, via AP)
November 29, 2018, 9:06 am
US finalizes $15 billion sale of missile defense system to Saudi Arabia
Administration refuses to bow to pressure from members of Congress over brutal killing of US-based Saudi journalist Khashoggi
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A missile launched from Palmachim air base in central Israel on July 4, 2018. (Defense Ministry)
July 5, 2018, 10:17 pm
Israel successfully tests missile defense systems
Defense ministry says tests on Iron Dome, Magic Wand, and Arrow 3 designed to ‘counter emerging threats in the region’
By ToI Staff
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