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How Air Defense Systems Protect US Military Bases

The USAF deployed missile defense systems to protect its air bases from attack by enemy missiles and drones.

The shootdown of Francis Gary Powers’s U-2 spy was one of the most profound humiliations suffered by the US during the Cold War.

Aircraft carriers are the USN’s primary power projection tool, but they’re also fat juicy targets. What are the 5 biggest threats to the “flattops?”

Ukraine pleads for more air defense to be able to protect its country from ongoing Russian attacks.

The US may be about to supply Ukraine with JASSM cruise missiles, which could significantly increase the lethality of its F-16s.

Russia fired around 100 missiles into Ukraine causing an unclear amount of damage – including to the country’s embattled energy sector.

The Apache is a devastating helicopter gunship platform. A major reason is its TADS targeting system.

Ukraine has now developed jet drones to attack Russian targets quickly and is known to be developing more of them.

While not all hypersonic missiles are created equally, many countries are racing to develop and field them around the world.

Open-source intelligence has noted a significant uptick in the number of Russian S-300 and S-400 SAMs being destroyed in Ukraine.