US Navy destroyers unscathed after fighting off a complex attack of cruise and ballistic missiles and exploding drones

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The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance launches an interceptor missile during a live-fire exercise. The Spruance came under attack on Monday.
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance launches an interceptor missile during a live-fire exercise. The Spruance came under attack on Monday.

US Navy photo by Ensign John Rosenberg

Iran's attacks on Israel suggest ballistic missiles are an overhyped threat

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Iran's ballistic missile attack against Israel on Oct. 1 appears to have caused very little damage and failed to reduce Israeli support for its wars against Iranian proxies.
Iran's ballistic missile attack against Israel on Oct. 1 appears to have caused very little damage and failed to reduce Israeli support for its wars against Iranian proxies.

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Why Iran relies on ballistic missiles to threaten its adversaries

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A close-up view of the remains of an Iranian ballistic missile that landed in the West Bank.
Iran has continued to develop ballistic missiles, like the ones fired at Israel on Tuesday, as its airpower has withered in the decades since the Iranian revolution.

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One of Iran's most advanced missiles made an appearance in its massive attack on Israel

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Iran's Fattah missile is carried by a truck during a military parade in Tehran last month.
Iran's Fattah missile was seen on a truck during a military parade in Tehran last month.

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China's missile arsenal may soon rival the US. Here are the leading missiles it's stockpiling for a big fight.

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Military vehicles carrying DF-21D anti-ship ballistic missiles drive past the Tiananmen Gate.
China is building a missile force with weapons like the DF-21D anti-ship ballistic missiles that can threaten the US military and some day rival it.

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How the Iranian-backed Houthi militia compares to the US-led task force in the Red Sea

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A battle is playing out in the Red Sea as Yemen's Houthi militia attacks commercial shipping vessels headed to the Suez Canal using weapons supplied by Iran. Now a US-led task force is fighting back.

Intense video from aboard a French frigate shows the combat kill of a ballistic missile in the Red Sea

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A missile is launched from a French warship in the Red Sea.
A missile is launched from a French warship in the Red Sea.

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The US Coast Guard seized a big cache of weapons bound for Houthi rebels, including ballistic missile components and explosives

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The US Coast Guard said it seized over 200 packages of illegal weapons and military components from a vessel in the Arabian Sea on January 28.
The US Coast Guard said it seized over 200 packages of illegal weapons and military components from a vessel in the Arabian Sea on January 28.

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North and South Korea are taking their missile race underwater. Here's how their new missile-launching submarines stack up

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North Korea Kim Jong Un submarine
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the launch of a new "tactical nuclear attack submarine" in September.

KCNA via REUTERS

ATACMS missiles could push back Russia's lethal helicopter force, but Ukraine will need perfect timing to pull it off

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Army Tactical Missile System.
An Army Tactical Missile System.

US military photo by John Hamilton

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