Israel used a weapon it never has before to stop a missile as its enemies put every layer of its air-defense system to the test

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The Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) of the Directorate of Defense Research and Development (DDR&D) and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) completed a successful flight test campaign with the Arrow-3 Interceptor missile.
The Arrow-3 Interceptor missile.

US Missile Defense Agency

Ukraine's attacks on Crimea are hurting sales of Russia's S-400 air defense system, spy chief claims

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The vaunted surface-to-air S-400 "Triumf" missile system cannot safeguard Russia's occupation of the peninsula, Ukraine's spy chief said in a recent interview.

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Moscow has been surrounded by air defenses for a century, but they were never designed to stop the drones Ukraine is using now

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Russia Moscow Defense Ministry Pantsir Pantsyr air defense
A Pantsyr S-1 air-defense system atop the Russian Defense Ministry in Moscow on August 3.

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Ukraine is stepping up its drone war against Russia, and now it's Moscow turn to reassemble decades-old air-defense weapons

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Moscow Russia skyscraper drone attack
Investigators examine a damaged skyscraper in Moscow's business district after a reported drone attack on July 30.

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Top US Air Force general was surprised that Russia 'gave up' trying to destroy Ukraine's Russian-designed air defenses so quickly

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Russian Su-35 fighter jet wreck
The remains of a Russian Su-35 fighter jet downed in the Kharkiv region in April 2022.

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