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May 12, 2023

US Confirms Patriot in Ukraine Shot Down Russian Hypersonic Missile

The Defense Post The US has confirmed that the Ukrainian military shot down a Russian hypersonic Kinzhal missile using the

May 12, 2023

Allies Launch Combined Integrated Air and Missile Defence Exercise Formidable Shield

NATO U.S. Sixth Fleet and Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO) kicked off exercise Formidable Shield 2023 in the

May 12, 2023

Moscow: Near-Defenseless Against Drones

CEPA On the night of May 3, an unmanned aerial vehicle exploded on the roof of a Kremlin building, causing

May 12, 2023

Israel’s David’s Sling Air Defense System Makes First Operational Intercept

The Defense Post Israel’s David’s Sling air and missile defense system intercepted a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip on

May 12, 2023

Chinese warships sail around Japan as tensions rise ahead of G7 summit

CNN A Chinese naval flotilla led by a powerful destroyer has been on a 12-day circumnavigation of Japan’s main islands in a

May 12, 2023

US air defense system sent to Ukraine is not your father’s anti-missile missile

Washington Examiner There was a rush of excitement on the first Saturday in May when Ukraine reported that, for the

May 12, 2023

Here’s how rockets from Gaza test Israel’s Iron Dome

Washington Post A familiar sound has returned to southern Israel: the blare of rocket sirens and the explosions of Iron

May 11, 2023

General Says Countering Hypersonic Weapons Is Imperative

DOD News Air Force Gen. Glen D. VanHerck testified yesterday before the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces hearing

May 11, 2023

A new design for homeland defense is in the works at NORTHCOM

Defense News A “vastly different” design for homeland defense is in the works at U.S. Northern Command, its leader said during a

May 11, 2023

NORAD Boss: Over the Horizon Radar ‘Not the End-All, Be-All’ For Defending Homeland 

Air and Space Forces Magazine The head of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) told lawmakers that over-the-horizon radar (OTHR)