Ukraine is giving its US-made Patriot systems steel armor to protect them from Russian missile shrapnel
A Ukrainian defense initiative is making steel armor plates to wrap around the control unit of the Patriot battery.
A top US missile-defense system was just used in combat for the 1st time to defend Israel
The THAAD battery was used in theater over the past couple of days, a US defense official confirmed to Business Insider.
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Major Huntsville contractor awarded $481M for missile defense work
Northrop Grumman in Huntsville was awarded a $1.38 billion contract in 2021 to produce the IBCS, according to an AL.com ...
One of Oreshnik ballistic missile parts manufactured in 2017 – Defence Express, photo
The results of the analysis of the wreckage of the Oreshnik medium-range ballistic missile system, which Russia fired on ...
These are the missile cruisers the US Navy spent $1.84 billion to upgrade just to throw them away
The Navy spent $745.05 million to upgrade the ship, but after the cruiser spent four years in the shipyard, the Navy found ...
Serbia deploys FK-3 air defense system, ‘flagship export product from China’
The Serbian Ministry of Defense announced its deployment of the Chinese-made FK-3 mid-range air defense weapon system, ...
U.S. Army’s First Combat Use Of THAAD Missile Defense System Just Occurred In Israel
One of America’s prized Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) batteries fired an interceptor in combat for the first ...
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Pentagon awards contract to replace Romania’s Patriot system donated to Ukraine
On Friday, January 3, aerospace and defense company Raytheon Technologies was awarded a USD 946 million contract by the US ...
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U.S., Israel Notch Big Win as Sophisticated American-Supplied Defense System Intercepts Missile Fired By Houthis in Yemen
It was the first time the Thaad system had been used to defend the Jewish state against Iranian-manufactured weaponry.
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A top US missile-defense system was just used in combat for the 1st time to defend Israel
A typical battery consists of nearly 100 soldiers, six truck-mounted launchers, an advanced radar, and a fire control ... against missiles, consisting of David's Sling and the Arrow systems.