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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
An Iron Dome Missile Defense battery set up near the southern Israeli town of Ashdod fires an intercepting missile on July 16, 2014 (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
April 24, 2018, 8:30 pm
Bipartisan House letter seeks Iron Dome use for US Army
US lawmakers say Israeli-made missile defense battery needed to protect against ’emboldened, aggressive’ Russia and North Korea
By JTA
Illustrative. Defense Ministry contractors monitor the transfer of supplies and goods into the Gaza Strip through the Kerem Shalom Crossing on July 19, 2014. (Israel Defense Forces)
December 14, 2017, 12:27 am
Israel to close Gaza crossings over rocket attacks
Punitive measure comes as Palestinian terrorist groups launch missiles at Israeli communities night after night
By Judah Ari Gross
The window of a Gaza schoolroom hit by a failed rocket launch, December 13, 2017 (Facebook/COGAT)
December 13, 2017, 11:56 pm
Gaza school damaged by failed rocket launch — Israeli general
Yoav Mordechai shares photos of damage to classroom in Beit Hanoun after latest missile volley
By TOI staff
Illustrative. An Iron Dome missile defense battery fires an intercepting missile on July 13, 2014. (David Buimovitch/Flash90)
December 13, 2017, 9:09 pm
Iron Dome intercepts two rockets fired at Israel from Gaza — IDF
Incoming projectiles trigger alarms across southern Israel for the third night in a row, amid increasing tensions
By Judah Ari Gross
The Israeli Navy tests a ship-based Iron Dome missile defense system, which is declared operational, on November 27, 2017 (Israel Defense Forces)
November 27, 2017, 8:51 pm
Navy says ship-based Iron Dome ready to knock down missiles on high seas
Battery deployed on one vessel so far; meant to protect Israel’s natural gas platforms, shipping lanes against rocket attacks
By Judah Ari Gross
A US THAAD interceptor defense system during a test launch (YouTube screen grab)
October 7, 2017, 1:11 am
US approves $15 billion sale of advanced missile defense system to Saudi Arabia
In possible effort to assure Israel, State Department says THAAD ‘will not alter the basic military balance in the region’
By AFP
A man walks past a screen at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, showing a news graphic of a North Korean missile launch, September 15, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / JUNG Yeon-Je)
September 17, 2017, 11:13 am
To shoot down or not? North Korea launch highlights intercept issues
As US lawmakers demand use of anti-missile technology, experts warn it’ll be dangerous to expose limitations of capabilities to Pyongyang
By Thomas WATKINS and Shingo Ito
An Iranian military truck carries parts of the S-300 air defense missile system during a parade on the occasion of the country's Army Day, on April 18, 2017, in Tehran. (AFP Photo/Atta Kenare)
September 3, 2017, 11:37 am
Iran says it’s testing homegrown air defense system
After increased missile production announced, Revolutionary Guards official says work on aerial defense batteries ‘underway’
By AFP and TOI staff
The Israeli Air Force launches a Patriot interceptor missile during an exercise on August 15, 2017. (Screen capture: Israel Defense Forces)
August 16, 2017, 10:21 pm
IDF tests Patriot missiles in nighttime air defense exercise
Air force pits US surface-to-air missile system against drones, ‘various aerial threats’ in skies over central Israel
By Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative. An Iron Dome missile defense battery fires an intercepting missile on July 13, 2014. (David Buimovitch/Flash90)
August 15, 2017, 10:42 pm
Air Force holds missile defense drill over central Israel
Military warns residents that explosions may be heard during routine exercise of aerial defense systems
By Judah Ari Gross
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