Category: missile
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US approves sale of NASAMS missile defense system to Taiwan
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The United States has approved $2 billion in arms sales to Taiwan, including the delivery of an advanced surface-to-air missile defense system to the self-ruled island, in a move sure to anger China. Taiwan’s presidential office on Saturday thanked Washington for giving the green light to potential arms sales. Under…
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Israel grapples with interceptor missile shortage – report
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“Israel faces a looming shortage of interceptor missiles as it shores up air defenses to protect the country from attacks by Iran and its proxies, according to industry executives, former military officials and analysts,” the Financial Times reported this morning. The British business newspaper adds: “The United States is racing…
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Analysis-Lessons from Iran missile attacks for defending against China’s advanced arsenal By Reuters
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Written by Jerry Doyle SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Iran’s missile barrage this month on Israel, after a similar large-scale attack in April, shows the value and shortcomings of the missile defenses of the United States and its allies in a potential Indo-Pacific conflict with China, analysts say. He says. Although the…
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Analysis-Lessons from Iran missile attacks for defending against China’s advanced arsenal By Reuters
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Written by Jerry Doyle SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Iran’s missile barrage this month on Israel, after a similar large-scale attack in April, shows the value and shortcomings of the missile defenses of the United States and its allies in a potential Indo-Pacific conflict with China, analysts say. He says. Although the…
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Iran’s Missile Strike On Israel Shakes Crypto Market, Prices Plummet
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Bitcoin fell more than 6% early Tuesday as a result of the Iranian missile attack on Israel, which intensified. Tensions in the Middle East. Once the cryptocurrency market opened up, Bitcoin dropped to its current level, just under $61,000. Bitcoin It actually fell from around $62,200 earlier in the day,…
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Iran’s Missile Strike On Israel Shakes Crypto Market, Prices Plummet
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Bitcoin fell more than 6% early Tuesday as a result of the Iranian missile attack on Israel, which intensified. Tensions in the Middle East. Once the cryptocurrency market opened up, Bitcoin dropped to its current level, just under $61,000. Bitcoin It actually fell from around $62,200 earlier in the day,…
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David’s Sling intercepts first Hezbollah missile fired at Tel Aviv
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It has been almost a year since the start of Operation Iron Swords, but while the intense rocket attacks on northern Israel continue, Hezbollah this morning, for the first time ever, fired a ballistic missile at the Tel Aviv area. It was intercepted by Israeli air defenses. David’s Sling system.…
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Missile fired from Yemen set off sirens in central Israel, military says By Reuters
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JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A surface-to-surface rocket fired at central Israel from Yemen landed in an unpopulated area without causing casualties, the Israeli military said on Sunday. Moments earlier, air raid sirens sounded in Tel Aviv and central Israel, sending residents running for cover. “Following the sirens that sounded a short…
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Russia launches third ballistic missile attack on Kyiv this month, Ukraine says By Reuters
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KIEV (Reuters) – Russia fired a third ballistic missile at Kiev in August on Sunday and initial data showed all the air weapons were destroyed as they approached the city, the Ukrainian capital’s military administration said. “This is the third ballistic strike on the capital in August, with an exact…
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Israel says it intercepts missile fired from Yemen, Houthis say they targeted Eilat By Reuters
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JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) – Israel said its air defences intercepted a surface-to-surface missile fired from Yemen on Sunday, and Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement said it fired several rockets at the Israeli Red Sea city of Eilat. The attack continued an escalation of violence between Israel and the Houthis that began on…
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Exclusive-US-Japan Patriot missile production plan hits Boeing component roadblock By Reuters
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By Nobuhiro Kubo and Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) – A U.S. plan to use Japanese factories to boost production of Patriot air defense missiles, used by Ukraine to defend against Russian attacks, has been delayed by a shortage of a vital component made by Boeing Co, four sources said. Japan’s…
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Factbox-Patriot in focus amid missile defense system shortage By Reuters
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(Reuters) – As the Ukrainian military suffers from a shortage of missile defense systems amid Russia’s bombing of its energy infrastructure, the focus is on Patriot systems, which have helped Kiev defend itself against attacks. What is the Patriot system? The Phased Tracking Target Interdiction Radar, or PATRIOT, is an…
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President Biden Blocks Chinese-backed Bitcoin Mining Firm From Owning Land Near a Wyoming Nuclear Missile Base
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United States President Joe Biden has issued an order prohibiting the acquisition of certain properties by MineOne Cloud Computing Investment I LP, due to national security concerns. The order, based on findings outlined by the President, is intended to protect critical assets near Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (Warren…