Category: Missiles
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Ukraine’s Patriots: Years Away
State Department has approved a possible $2.1 billion sale of 500 Patriot PAC-3 MSE missiles to Ukraine. The deal will be funded entirely by allies and partners, including Canada, Germany and Norway — with no U.S. taxpayer funds involved. What is your most up-to-date and in-depth assessment? Missilo-100, Strategic Weapons Chief: Strategic Weapons Assessment: U.S.…
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Kim Fires at the West
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff report that North Korea fired around 10 short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea from the Wonsan area on Thursday. The launches come five days after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made a surprise visit to China, crossing the newly opened New Yalu River Bridge. What is your…
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Patriot Stocks at Breaking Point
U.S. and NATO officials told the AP that American stocks of advanced Patriot interceptors in Europe have fallen to “beyond critical” levels, largely because munitions have been diverted and expended in President Trump’s war with Iran. According to a U.S. defense official in Europe, U.S. forces there do not have enough Patriots to defeat a…
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The Missile Stockpile Crunch Has Arrived
The U.S. has used “virtually all” of its precision strike missiles during the war in Iran. Stockpiles on ATACMs and Precision Strike Missiles are almost depleted. And we have used about half of our Tomahawks, per new data circulating inside the administration. (Reuters) What is your most up-to-date and in-depth assessment? Missilo-100, Strategic Weapons Chief:…
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China Bolsters Iran’s Air Defenses?
Iran is expected to receive up to 400 Chinese MANPADS, with the first deliveries arriving within weeks – multiple sources to Reuters. The deal includes Chinese-made QW-12 and FN-16 surface to air missiles, supplied through a Hong Kong-based intermediary. What is your most up-to-date and in-depth assessment? Missilo-100, Strategic Weapons Chief: The Reuters report is…