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fromThe Washington Post
3 weeks agoRussia bombs Ukraine almost every night. This is what it sounds like.
The air raid sirens screamed first, their wail cutting through the nighttime hush, keening danger. Then came the low whine of drones. Over cities of sleeping people, the Iranian-designed Shahed drones swarmed, their dark bellies crammed with explosives. At their approach, Ukraine's air defenses fired up, a stream of bullets disappearing into the stars, rat-tat-tat, followed by the bang of explosions. But still the drones came, too many to shoot down.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month agoIndia-Pakistan missile race heats up, but China in crosshairs, too
India on August 20 announced that it had successfully test-fired Agni-V, its intermediate-range ballistic missile, from a test range in Odisha on its eastern Bay of Bengal coast. The Agni-V, meaning fire in Sanskrit, is 17.5 metres long, weighs 50,000kg, and can carry more than 1,000kg of nuclear or conventional payload. Capable of travelling more than 5,000km at hypersonic speeds of nearly 30,000km per hour, it is among the fastest ballistic missiles in the world.
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fromBusiness Insider
1 month agoRussia improved its missiles. Now, Ukraine's Patriots are struggling to consistently shoot them down, defense intel says.
Russia has enhanced its ballistic missiles with increased maneuverability, complicating interceptions by Ukraine's Patriot air defense systems.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 months agoIsrael-Iran conflict: How ballistic missiles work and where can they reach?
Iran's ballistic missile capabilities pose significant threats to Israel, impacting ongoing conflicts.
Ballistic missiles, capable of both conventional and nuclear warheads, follow a curved trajectory to deliver strikes.
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 months agoFox's Jennifer Griffin on How the U.S. is Likely Helping Israel to Shoot Down Incoming Iranian Missiles
It's been quite extraordinary that actually so few have gotten through. Now, of course, only one ballistic missile needs to get through the layered air defense system in order to cause terrible casualties and potential devastation.
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