Russia's fearsome S-400 air-defense system isn't quite living up to the hype in Ukraine

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S-400 Triumph systems in Moscow's Red Square
S-400 Triumph systems rehearse before the World War II anniversary in Moscow in 2017.

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Israel is retiring its Patriot missile batteries. They could help a struggling Ukraine.

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US soldiers participate in Patriot missile training at Mount Eitam, Israel in 2018.
US soldiers participate in Patriot missile training at Mount Eitam, Israel in 2018.

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A NATO state said it could buy Patriot systems for Ukraine from countries not prepared to give them directly

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The Patriot air defense system was test-fired during a 2017 training in Greece.
A Patriot air defense system test-fired during a 2017 training in Greece.

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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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US fighter jets, destroyers, and Patriot missiles shot down loads of Iranian weapons to shield Israel from an unprecedented attack

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The guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke.
The guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke.

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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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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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Ukraine may have risked exposing a precious Patriot launcher to take out 2 prized Russian planes, experts say

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The Patriot missile system is a ground-based, mobile missile defense interceptor deployed by the United States to detect, track and engage unmanned aerial vehicles, cruise missiles, and short-range and tactical ballistic missiles.
The Patriot missile system.

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Zelenskyy says he owes a 'big shoutout' to the makers of the Patriot, which Ukraine says has been killing Russia's supposedly unbeatable missiles

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The Patriot missile system is a ground-based, mobile missile defense interceptor deployed by the United States to detect, track and engage unmanned aerial vehicles, cruise missiles, and short-range and tactical ballistic missiles.
The Patriot missile system is a ground-based, mobile missile defense interceptor deployed by the United States to detect, track and engage unmanned aerial vehicles, cruise missiles, and short-range and tactical ballistic mi

Russia is trying to bait Ukraine into using up all its Patriot missiles, leaving itself vulnerable, expert says

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Destroyed vehicles in front of a damaged residential building
Damaged vehicles are seen around a residential building after a Russian missile attack on January 2, 2024 in Kyiv, Ukraine

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