Turkey may soon put its controversial Russian S-400 air defenses in operation

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Parts of a Russian S-400 missile-defense system are unloaded from a Russian plane at Murted Airport, known as Akinci Air Base, near Ankara, Turkey in 2019.

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The US and Israeli defeat of Iranian missiles is a big boost for its strained regional alliance

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A man walks past a mural depicting US President Joe Biden as a superhero defending Israel on a street in Tel Aviv after Iran's missile and drone attacks that began Saturday.
A man walks past a mural depicting US President Joe Biden as a superhero defending Israel on a street in Tel Aviv after Iran's missile and drone attacks that began Saturday.

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The US Army's ability to maneuver rapidly on the battlefield may be over

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U.S. Army Soldiers from 25th Infantry Division repel from a UH-60 Black Hawk on March 7, 2024.
U.S. Army Soldiers from 25th Infantry Division repel from a UH-60 Black Hawk on March 7, 2024.

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Boeing helped develop Israel's Arrow 3 missile defense system, which 'proved itself' during Iran's retaliatory attack

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Israel relied on its Arrow 3 defense system to fend off the majority of the drones and missiles Iran fired during its retaliatory attack on Saturday.

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All the deadly drones Ukraine is building to fight Russia can't make up for the weapons it really needs but doesn't have, Zelenskyy says

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Patriot missile is fired during PATRIOT SPARK 23 exercise at the Black Sea training range in Capu Midia, Constanta, Romania, November 15, 2023.
A Patriot missile is fired during an exercise at the Black Sea training range in Capu Midia, Constanta, Romania on Nov. 15, 2023.

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Russia may be trying to get its air force in the fight by luring Ukraine into moving its air defences, war experts say

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The Sukhoi Su-34 jet fighter-bomber of Russian Air Force performs its demonstration flight at MAKS-2015 airshow near Zhukovsky, Moscow Region, Russia.
A Sukhoi Su-34 jet fighter-bomber of Russia's air force performs its demonstration flight at in Russia's Moscow Region.

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Inside the US Army's 'Stinger Dome,' scoring a kill with the weapons Ukraine got to shoot down Russian helicopters is harder than it looks

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A Stinger gunner and team leader use head mounted displays to assist in identifying and shooting down enemy aircraft in the Stinger Training Dome.
A Stinger gunner and team leader use head mounted displays to assist in identifying and shooting down enemy aircraft in the Stinger Training Dome.

Photo by Monica Wood, Fort Sill Public Affairs

Ukraine's Patriot kills of Russian planes and missiles have turned a US air-defense weapon with a troubled past into a hero

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German soldiers prepare a Patriot missile launching system on snowy ground and against a grey sky
Members of the German Bundeswehr prepare a Patriot missile launching system in December 2012.

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Drone that killed US troops in attack slipped past defenses because there was confusion on whether or not it was American: reports

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Satellite view of the US military outpost known as Tower 22 in Jordan on Oct. 12, 2023 in this handout image.
Satellite view of the US military outpost known as Tower 22 in Jordan on Oct. 12, 2023 in this handout image.

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Missiles that a UK warship has used to shoot down Houthi threats are getting the ability to battle new targets

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Image of HMS Defender firing it's Sea Viper missile, seen here off Scotland's Outer Hebrides and Norway's Arctic coast.
Image of HMS Defender firing it's Sea Viper missile, seen here off Scotland's Outer Hebrides and Norway's Arctic coast.

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