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US Navy fighter jets have fought Houthi drones in a high-tempo operating environment over the Red Sea.A first-of-its-kind battle in early 2024 highlighted another air-defense option for the Navy.The Navy eventually added more air-to-air missiles to its F/A-18 fighter jets.US Navy fighter jets fought a first-of-its-kind air battle against enemy…
By Gerry Doyle and Karen Lema (Reuters) -The U.S. military has moved its Typhon launchers – which can fire multipurpose missiles up to thousands of kilometres – from Laoag airfield in the Philippines to another location on the island of Luzon, a senior Philippine government source said. The Tomahawk cruise…
Ukraine says it’s working on new, domestically-produced air defenses.The decision was in response to the new Russian “Oreshnik” missile, Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi said.In 2024, 30% of Ukraine’s military gear was made in the country, according to President Zelenskyy.Ukraine is working on a homegrown air defense system to rival the US-made…
A Ukrainian company is producing steel armor for the country’s Patriot air-defense batteries.The armor consists of small plates that wrap around the exterior of the Patriot’s control unit.It is intended to protect the highly valuable systems from Russian missile shrapnel and debris.A Ukrainian defense initiative is making steel armor for…
The US Navy has long held a missile tube advantage over China.But China’s warships are closing this gap and now have half the number of vertical launch system cells the US does.VLS capacity is important for naval combat, but it’s not everything.China is closing the missile tube gap with the…
A Russian drone and missile designer was assassinated near Moscow, reports say.Multiple Ukrainian media outlets reported that Ukraine was involved, citing security sources.One source said anyone who develops Russia’s military power “is a legitimate target” for Ukraine.A senior Russian official who worked at a company that designs drones and missiles…
The US shot down a ballistic missile for the first time from Guam in a major test this week.The event comes as the Pentagon increasingly looks to protect key military infrastructure on Guam.Guam would almost certainly be a target in a war with China, which has missiles that can reach…
Israel will soon deploy its top missile defense system, Arrow 3, to Germany.Arrow’s chief engineer told BI that the system has already proved its worth in combat.The transfer next year comes amid growing concerns in Europe over Russian missiles.Germany is slated to receive a top Israeli missile defense system that…
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…
