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Russia destroys Ukrainian Patriot air defense missile launchers

a month ago -

The truck-mounted quad launchers for the Patriot surface-to-air missile systems were destroyed in a Russian missile strike that was followed by an explosion that likely killed their crews as well. Each of the systems costs approximately $400 million overall, while the missiles can cost as much as $6 million apiece.

The Patriot system was reportedly being moved closer to the front line without any apparent air cover in the Donetsk region of Ukraine. Experts believe that a ...

Russia shoots down Ukrainian Patriot air defense missile launchers

a month ago -

The truck-mounted quad launchers for the Patriot surface-to-air missile systems were destroyed in a Russian missile strike that was followed by an explosion that likely killed their crews as well. Each of the systems costs approximately $400 million overall, while the missiles can cost as much as $6 million apiece.

The Patriot system was reportedly being moved closer to the front line without any apparent air cover in the Donetsk region of Ukraine. Experts believe that a ...

Ukraine running out of air defense missiles, giving Russia a FREE PASS to Kyiv

9 days ago -

Julian Röpcke, a senior editor for security policy at Germany's top-selling newspaper Bild, said Kyiv no longer has access to Patriot and IRIS-T missiles necessary for its ground-to-air defense systems to counter Russian attacks.

Expressing frustration, Röpcke highlighted the stark contrast between the ample missile reserves in Germany's depots and Ukraine's dire situation, labeling Kyiv's airspace as vulnerable to Russian fighter jets. (Related: Ukraine running out of tanks ...

MORE, MORE, MORE! Zelensky calls on West to provide Ukraine with air defense systems

July 27, 2023 -

"Ukraine needs a full-fledged sky shield," he posted on Twitter. "This is the only way to defeat Russian missile terror. We have already shown that we can shoot down even the Russian missiles that the terrorists boasted about."

"Thanks to the help of our partners and the air defense systems provided to Ukraine, our defenders of the sky have saved thousands of lives. But we need more air defense systems for our entire territory, for all our cities and [all our] communities....

Israel eyes preemptive strikes as Iron Dome air defense system faces risk of being overwhelmed

October 23, 2023 -

The Iron Dome, Israel's highly advanced air defense system, faces the risk of being overwhelmed by missile attacks in the event of an expanding regional conflict stemming from the ongoing conflict with Hamas in Gaza.

This U.S.-backed system comprises interconnected radar and mobile missile batteries with the primary purpose of intercepting rockets, missiles and mortars that pose a threat to Israeli population centers and critical infrastructure.

Notably, it has ...

Mission accomplished as Iran depletes Israel’s air defense munitions… defensive action “likely cost over $1 billion”

7 days ago -

Brigadier General Reem Aminoach, a former financial adviser to Israel's military, stated that Israel's defense costs for just the one night that Iran retaliated for the embassy were massive, while Iran spent next to nothing.

"The defense tonight was on the order of 4-5 billion shekels (between $1 and $1.3 billion)," Aminoach estimated as to the cost of defending against the Iranian attack.

Iran, meanwhile, only spent the equivalent of less than $100 million to attack ...

Shift in voter identification alarms Democrats as 2024 election approaches

9 days ago - A new poll concerning voter identification has intensified Democratic concerns ahead of the 2024 election

(Article republished from YourNews.com)

Recent polls have indicated a potential shift in the political landscape with former President Donald Trump leading President Joe Biden in key swing states. However, a new poll concerning voter identification has intensified Democratic concerns ahead of the 2024 election. Historically, Democrats have maintained a robust advantage in voter ...

CLAIM: Russia damaged U.S.-supplied Patriot air defense system in Ukraine, but Zelensky says multiple hypersonic missiles intercepted and destroyed

May 18, 2023 -

According to The New York Times, multiple Ukrainian officials and one American official said Ukraine's air defense successfully intercepted six hypersonic Kinzhal missiles that were launched by Russia early this week. The interception serves as further proof of Ukraine's capability to neutralize one of the highly advanced conventional weapons in Moscow's arsenal. It also demonstrates Ukraine's ability to effectively defend against sophisticated missile threats, albeit, of course, ...

Democrats alarmed by shift in voter identification ahead of 2024 presidential election

8 days ago -

Democrats have had a solid advantage in voter identification in recent elections. But this advantage has since vanished, leading to a nearly even split between Americans identifying as Democrats versus Republicans.

Journalist Nick Arama wrote an article on RedState recently, talking about the significant shift in voter identification that favors the Republican Party as shown by the latest Pew Research Center findings. The Democrats have for decades enjoyed a lead in voter ...

ABSURD: Migrants allowed to travel without showing proper identification at U.S. airports

February 02, 2024 -

"If you're a U.S. citizen and don't believe we live in a two-tiered society, try getting on an airplane at any U.S. airport without showing ID. Then watch an illegal board no questions asked," noted independent journalist Leo Hohmann. "Joe Biden's Transportation Security Administration [TSA] … is working with Customs and Border Protection [CBP] to allow illegal aliens to fly without proper identification." (Related: 95.8% of ILLEGAL ALIENS using CBP One app released into the ...

Russia inflicting HEAVY DAMAGE against Ukrainian Air Force using innovative long-range air-to-air missile

October 27, 2023 -

This is according to Vladislav Shurygin, a Russian military expert who notes that there is "a real massacre in the Ukrainian sky." (Related: Ukraine conducts first strike using U.S.–supplied ATACMS missiles, allegedly destroying 9 Russian helicopters and 2 airfields.)

Shurygin noted that, in the span of two weeks, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost between 10 to 14 aircraft. All of them were shot down far from the frontlines and outside the radius of Russian air defense ...

Zelensky dismisses seven top defense officials in bid to “reboot” his corruption-ridden Defense Ministry

September 19, 2023 -

This development comes just weeks after the former head of the Defense Ministry, Oleksiy Reznikov, was replaced by Rustem Umerov over allegations of corruption. (Related: Zelensky's billionaire backer jailed, now facing $13.5 million in fraud and money laundering charges.)

The six deputy defense ministers were joined in their dismissal from the government by State Secretary Kostiantyn Vashchenko. Sources that spoke with Ukrainian media outlet Ukrainska Pravda alleged ...

Poland does not plan to donate its own F-16 fighter jets and Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine, but urges other nations to do so

June 05, 2023 -

"We have too few F-16 aircraft. So at the moment today, there are no such expectations from us," Morawiecki said during a June 1 press conference on the first day of the European Political Community Summit in Moldova. Polskie Radio reported that the Polish leader also noted Warsaw's lack of Patriot air defense systems to send to Kyiv.

The Polish Air Force officially has 48 F-16 fighter jets, 12 of which are training variants. It has ordered 48 KAI T-50 Golden Eagle jets ...

For “self-defense,” Israel must invade and occupy southern Lebanon for 50 years, says former Israeli defense minister

January 10, 2024 -

Avigdor Lieberman, a longtime war hawk, says the reason Israel needs to take control over southern Lebanon is to create a permanent security buffer zone between northern Lebanon and the Jewish state.

Founder and chairman of Yisrael Beiteinu, a right-wing secular nationalist party credited with being most influential among Israel's million-plus Russian-speaking immigrant community, Lieberman argues that Israel Defense Forces (IDF) must "close off" a large portion of southern ...

House passes record $886 BILLION defense spending bill

December 18, 2023 -

The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed the House with 310 congressmen voting in favor and 118 voting against, successfully clearing the two-thirds majority required to pass the measure and send it straight to the White House for President Joe Biden to sign into law.

The NDAA authorizes all spending matters that involve military and national security and is separate from the other appropriations bills that set government spending levels.

The vote ...

North Korea scrambles fighter jets after U.S. spy plane enters its economic zone

August 23, 2023 -

The state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported that the the U.S. spy plane entered as deep as 14 kilometers into the economic zone of North Korea. Washington thought that it was still at international airspace, given that it interprets an economic exclusion zone (EEZ) extending up to 200 nautical miles beyond a nation's territorial waters.

However, Pyongyang deemed the incident a serious violation of its sovereignty. An unnamed spokesperson of the Korean People's ...

Israel Defense Forces: Private homes can be “legitimate” targets

October 24, 2023 -

The IDF official said civilian infrastructure allegedly being used by Hamas "turns a private home into a legitimate target." (Related: Israeli military gets "green light" to enter Gaza and begin ground offensive.)

"Anyone who supports that home is a legitimate target," he added during a press conference in West Jerusalem. This strongly suggests that civilians who are trying to protect their homes from IDF soldiers could be targeted and killed.

The IDF official ...

Global air pollution index calls Chicago’s air quality the WORST IN THE WORLD due to Canadian wildfire smoke

July 02, 2023 -

This is according to air quality monitoring site IQAir, which compared Chicago's air quality with 95 other cities around the world on Tuesday, including Jakarta, Lahore, Beijing and Delhi. The terrible air quality was blamed on the ongoing wildfires in Canada, coating much of Chicago and the surrounding areas in smoke. (Related: Canadian wildfire smoke continues to affect air quality in US cities.)

Illinois State Climatologist Trent Ford noted that the worldwide index is ...

Defense Secretary Austin says U.S., Israel should protect Palestinian civilians

a month ago -

Austin conveyed these sentiments during a meeting with Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant at the Pentagon, where they discussed various issues, including the proposed military operation in Rafah, the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza and other threats to regional security. (Related: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin warns: Israel risks “strategic defeat” if it doesn’t protect Palestinian civilians in Gaza)

Referring to Hamas' incursion into Israel on Oct.  7 ...

Royal Navy nuclear sub sank into danger zone following gauge malfunction, nearly killing 140 crew members

November 22, 2023 -

The Vanguard-class vessel, which is now a few decades old, was carrying 140 crew as well as Trident 2 Doomsday missiles when a depth gauge failed. This caused its commanders to believe that it was level at a safer and shallower depth while it was actually still descending and meant they did not know how deep it was actually traveling. It was almost into what is considered the “danger zone” when engineers at the back realized that something was amiss and raised an alarm.

Although ...