The New York Times has reported that during the US operation in Venezuela, Russian air defence systems were not connected to radar systems and were effectively non-operational. Some of the systems ...

These systems could still be effective in the right hands or situation. At the same time, the US and allies have a history of ...

AFCENT commander Lt. Gen Derek France expected the new cell to strengthen integrated air and missile defenses throughout the region.

Unusually, the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile does not have an explosive warhead. Instead, it takes down incoming projectiles by colliding directly with them. The Terminal High ...

Yet a strike aimed at taking out the Iranian leadership could prove harder, given that Iran’s more sophisticated air defence system is also reported to be integrating China’s ...

The US kidnapping of Nicolás Maduro from Venezuela on 3 January met no resistance from the country’s armed forces. Its Russian-made S-300 and Buk-M2 air defence systems failed to stop explosions ...

The United States air defense network relies on a mix of sensors, rapid response fighter jets, and surface-to-air missiles—creating a nearly impenetrable shield over America’s skies. No nation has a ...

A missile is launched during an Integrated Battle Command System flight test at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, in 2021. (Darrell Ames/U.S. Army) During my time in the U.S. Army, I learned ...

Ever since people hopped inside hot air balloons for reconnaissance missions and later, bombing missions, air defense has been on the minds of militaries around the globe. While there were several ...