U.S. used more advanced interceptors than Israel in defence against Iran attacks, Pentagon data show
The American military expended far more advanced interceptors than Israeli forces while helping defend Israel during hostilities with Iran, according to Defence Department data. The assessment points to a significant role for U.S. air and missile defence assets in the current confrontation. It also underlines the scale of the burden carried by Washington as the conflict has intensified.The data cited by the Defence Department indicate that U.S. systems were used more heavily than Israel's own forces in intercepting incoming threats. The row does not give a precise number of interceptors fired, nor does it specify the exact timing of each... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 21 May 2026 19:30 LONDON
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For two decades I have watched wars unfold not only on battlefields, but on screens. Today’s incident over Kuwait, involving the downing of a U.S. F-15 Strike Eagle, is not just another headline in the Iran conflict. It may be a signal that something larger is unfolding behind the noise. Iranian state outlets rapidly circulated imagery of an ejected pilot. Washington responded cautiously. But beneath the spectacle lies a deeper question, whose technology was truly being tested? The Gulf as a live-fire laboratory For years, China has refined export-ready variants of its air defense systems, particularly the HQ-9 family and... [Continue Reading]
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