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By Gerry Doyle SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The United States has layers of sensors that can spot, track and identify ballistic missile launches such as the Russian IRBM fired at Ukraine on Thursday – a Cold War system that has been refined over decades into an unblinking global network. Six Lockheed…
WARSAW (Reuters) – The United States will officially open a new air defence base in northern Poland on Wednesday, as Warsaw seeks to reassure citizens that NATO guarantees their security amid jitters after Donald Trump’s presidential election victory. Situated in the town of Redzikowo near the Baltic coast, the base…
The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group spent months battling the Houthis in the Red Sea.The captain of the lead ship said the strike group destroyed over 100 Houthi threats during the deployment.These threats included missiles, drones, and small boats. A US Navy carrier strike group that battled Houthi threats…
A regional expert believes Russia will supply Iran with Su-35 fighter jets.Advanced air defenses and anti-ship cruise missiles may also be on the table.These would bolster Iran’s power in the region at a critical moment. Russia is considering deepening its military support for Iran and its regional militia allies with…
Analysis-Lessons from Iran missile attacks for defending against China’s advanced arsenal By Reuters
By Gerry Doyle SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Iran’s missile barrage this month against Israel, after a similar large-scale attack in April, shows the value, as well as the shortcomings, of U.S and allied missile defences in a potential Indo-Pacific conflict with China, analysts say. Although differences between the two scenarios limit…
Iran launched a massive ballistic missile strike on Israel this week, what appears to be the largest ever.The attack represents just a fraction of the scale, devastation, and capabilities a China missile strike could have, experts said.China’s missile force is the crown jewel of its military, and the US has…
Investing.com — Oil prices surged Wednesday, adding to the previous session’s sharp gains after Iran launched a missile attack on Israel, escalating tensions and potentially disrupting crude output from the volatile region. By 04:35 ET (08.35 GMT), the futures traded 2.1% higher at $71.27 a barrel and the contract climbed…
Iran launched a massive missile attack on Israel on Tuesday. Iran, Israel, and other neighboring nations closed their airspaces, forcing flight diversions.Some Lufthansa flights returned to Frankfurt several hours into their journeys to India and Dubai. Iran launched a huge missile attack on Israel on Tuesday as tensions in the…
Investing.com — U.S. stocks fell Tuesday as investors fled risk assets as fears mount about a wider Middle East conflict after Iran launched strikes at Isreal. At 12:55 p.m. ET (1655 GMT), the was down 214 points, or 0.5%, traded 1.1%, lower, while dropped 1.8%. All three of the…
US Navy ships operating in the Red Sea shot down a number of Houthi missiles and drones on Friday.A Pentagon spokesperson described the incident as a “complex attack.”The Houthis claimed to score hits on the American warships, but US officials pushed back on this. US Navy warships shot down a…