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Tag: interception

US Army buys Israel’s Iron Dome for tactical missile defense

by Stephen Bryen and Shoshana Bryen January 22, 2019February 18, 2020

If necessity is the mother of invention, Israel has come up with missile defense systems that meet its necessities and which others are now keen to deploy. On Israel’s southeast, the Hamas arsenal includes mortars and rockets including the upgraded Qassam, Katyusha, GRAD and the new Iranian M-302, M-75 and Fajr-5. Two hundred rockets and mortars […]

Russia’s nuclear-capable underwater drone to be deployed

by Emanuele Scimia January 21, 2019February 18, 2020

China tech group unveils radar, satellite-based warning system

by Asia Times staff November 6, 2018February 18, 2020

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