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Illustrative: The US Army test fires a Patriot missile, March 27, 2019. (US Army/Jason Cutshaw)
September 26, 2019, 11:57 pm
US deploys air defense systems, troops to Saudi Arabia
Patriot missile battery and ground-based radar systems to bolster kingdom’s defenses after September 14 attack on oil facilities blamed on Iran
By Lolita C. Baldor
A test launch of the Arrow 3 missile defense system released by the Defense Ministry on July 28, 2019. (Defense Ministry)
July 28, 2019, 12:53 pm
Israel, US say they’ve conducted successful test of Arrow 3 in Alaska
Netanyahu lauds joint operation, saying system successfully intercepted ballistic missiles in space ‘at unprecedented altitudes and speeds’
By Jacob Magid
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a media conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels, June 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
June 26, 2019, 6:41 pm
NATO chief keeps all options open to counter new Russia missiles
At meeting of military alliance, Jens Stoltenberg says Moscow ‘still has an opportunity to save the INF treaty,’ but if not ‘we need to respond’
By LORNE COOK
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 25, 2019, 1:21 pm
Iran’s air defense missiles must be taken seriously, experts say
Tehran’s downing of a sophisticated US drone – albeit a large, slow one – shows it knows how to use its missile systems, though it still lags far behind US capabilities
By Michel Moutot
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
US President Donald Trump welcomes Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to the White House in Washington, Monday, May 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
May 17, 2019, 10:21 am
Orban says he and Trump discuss purchase of mid-range air defense missiles
At Monday White House meeting, Hungarian PM also asks US president to help start production of natural gas under Romanian area of Black Sea as alternative to Russian sources
By AP and TOI staff
The US military returns a THAAD missile defense system from Israel to its home base, March 2019. (US Army Europe)
April 1, 2019, 12:35 pm
IDF, US wrap up air defense exercise; THAAD anti-missile system to leave Israel
Air force colonel says Israeli troops learned to integrate advanced American anti-ballistic missile system into Israel’s air defense array
By Judah Ari Gross
The US army unloads a THAAD missile defense system in Israel, March 2019. (US Army Europe)
March 4, 2019, 5:58 pm
In first, US deploys advanced THAAD missile defense system in Israel
Rocket interceptor units arrive to participate in joint exercise with Israeli counterparts; IDF says deployment is ‘not related to a specific event’
By TOI staff
Israel and the United States carry out a successful test of their advanced Arrow 3 missile defense system on January 22, 2019 (Missile Defense Organization/Defense Ministry)
January 22, 2019, 8:56 am
Israel, US test-fire Arrow 3 missile, declare trial a success
Calling test a ‘milestone’ in development of Israel’s self-defense, ministry says interceptor locked onto incoming dummy missile, fully destroyed it
By Judah Ari Gross
US President Donald Trump speaks during the Missile Defense Review announcement at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on January 17, 2019 (MANDEL NGAN / AFP)
January 18, 2019, 12:09 am
Trump vows to boost defense against hypersonic, cruise missiles
Washington plans to invest in technology to protect against growing threat of weapons, including space-based sensors for interceptor system
By Thomas WATKINS
The David's Sling missile defense battery, which represents the middle tier of Israel's multi-layered anti-missile capabilities. (IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
July 24, 2018, 3:02 pm
Trial by failure: 8 things to know for July 24
David’s Sling misses some Goliath missiles, raising questions; a politician has answers for a stone falling from the Western Wall; and an aid offer is not all Greek to one minister
By Joshua Davidovich
File: Construction of Ramon International Airport, in Timna, north of Eilat, southern Israel, January, 2016. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
May 18, 2018, 4:18 pm
Israel builds unique ‘missile net’ to protect new airport near Eilat
New barrier, developed specifically to help secure the airport, is part of defenses along the Jordan border
By AFP
Syrian President Bashar Assad speaks during an interview with the Greek Kathimerini newspaper, in Damascus, Syria, in this photo released May 10, 2018. (SANA via AP)
May 10, 2018, 2:08 pm
Iran didn’t notify Assad before attacking Israel — report
Channel 2 reports disquiet in Damascus over Tehran’s efforts to use Syrian soil for missile barrage against Israel
By TOI staff
The Arrow 3 missile is launched from Palmachim air base in central Israel on December 10, 2015. (Defense Ministry)
May 1, 2018, 4:39 pm
Israel postpones Alaska test of Arrow 3 missile interceptor
Defense Ministry live-fire test delayed in order to ensure ‘maximum readiness’ of long-range anti-missile battery
By Judah Ari Gross
Israeli missile boat flotilla on maneuvers. (Israel Government Press Office)
April 17, 2018, 10:13 am
How Israel became a naval startup nation with the famous boats of Cherbourg
When a young journalist had a startling hunch about Israel’s military capacity, a lot of persistence persuaded the navy to go to great (secret) lengths to help him verify it
By Abraham Rabinovich
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