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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Israel's air war may put Hezbollah in a bind over its most threatening missiles

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Waves of Israeli airstrikes have targeted Hezbollah's missile arsenal, placing the group and its Iranian backers in a bind.
Waves of Israeli airstrikes have targeted Hezbollah's missile arsenal, placing the group and its Iranian backers in a bind.

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Taiwan is rethinking its use of US-made anti-tank missiles after less than half hit their targets in recent combat drills

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A Taiwanese soldier stands outside of a military vehicle as it fired a missile towards a target in the ocean.
A US-made TOW-2A wire-guided anti-tank missile is launched by Taiwanese soldiers from a M1167 TOW carrier vehicle during a live fire exercise at the Fanshan training grounds in Pingtung county.

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Y Combinator is making its first weapons industry bet on a company that wants to be the SpaceX of missiles

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US-made MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile getting launched during a live fire exercise at the Chiupeng missile base in Pingtung county, southern Taiwan.
"In a war with Taiwan, we would fire thousands of anti-ship missiles a week, and our stockpiles would run out in days.

US forces on Guam are facing a Chinese missile threat unlike anything else and need more air defenses with deeper magazines, Army officials say

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A group of US airmen stand around a tall, long missile defense system that is pointing up towards a cloudy sky.
A US Army soldier points out the components of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, missile defense system to airmen of the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron during a site visit to Task Force Talon in February 2024.

U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Stephen J. Collier

Long-range strike weapons plans for Europe risk bringing back one of the most dangerous aspects of the Cold War, arms control experts say

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An Army Tactical Missile System is fired into the sky from the barren ground in Australia.
US soldiers launch the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) from the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS).

U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Andrew Dickson

The US Navy needs to find more ships it can load up with missiles amid shipbuilding delays, Congress says with eyes on China

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A graphic rendering showing a future US Navy guided-missile frigate at sea.
A graphic rendering of the future guided-missile frigate USS Lafayette (FFG 65). Work on a new class of frigate has been experiencing delays.

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Ukraine says it fooled Russia into striking fake planes and air defense systems with Iskander-M ballistic missiles

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Screenshot of Russian reconnaissance UAV footage depicting two recent Russian strikes with Iskander-Ms.
Screenshot from the footage.

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US soldiers just put the Army's new Precision Strike Missile to the test against a moving sea target in the Pacific

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A missile is fired into a cloudy sky from a launcher on a runway surrounded by trees and grass.
On June 16, 2024, 3d Multi-Domain Task Force and 1-181 Field Artillery Regiment of the Tennessee National Guard employed the U.S. Army Autonomous Multi-Domain Launcher (AML) and the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) as part of the Valiant Shield 24 Combined Joint SINKEX.

Photo by Sgt. Perla Alfaro/US Army Pacific Public Affairs Office

The US military's confidence in smart bombs may have a fatal flaw

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A US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle maneuvers during a 2023 bombing exercise.
A US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle maneuvers during a 2023 bombing exercise.

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