This action carries noteworthy strategic consequences, especially when considering the geopolitics of South Asia. Diehl Defence created...
Air Defense
Air defense is a quiet shield that protects cities, bases, and returning aircraft. At DefenseNewsToday.info, we cover air defense as crews actually experience it. We follow long radar shifts, rushed handovers, and alerts that arrive without warning. Researchers explain SHORAD, medium-range, and long-range SAM layers in plain language. We also track the unglamorous truths that decide success or failure. These include reload times, interceptor stocks, maintenance hours, and crew training.
Israel has finally put a high-power laser in its day-to-day air defense. Over 28–29 December 2025, Israel’s...
Russia is signaling a step-change in its integrated air and missile defense postures. At a briefing for...
Overview Iran replaces its air defense commander after the June war with Israel, appointing Brigadier General Alireza...
German IRIS-T in Combat A newly delivered IRIS-T SLM battery from Germany is already reshaping the German...
Why the sighting matters Azerbaijan displayed the HQ-9BE long-range air-defence system during its 5th-anniversary Victory Parade in...
Why Morpheus Is Back—And Why It’s Boxed Russia is reviving the Morpheus system for air defence with...
What is Sudarshan Chakra—and why now? India’s Sudarshan Chakra air defence system is a 10-year, national-scale project...
Bottom line up front No, THAAD vs Arrow-3 vs HQ-19 can slash risk, but none can promise...
The War of Attrition set two significant lessons for air power during the Arab-Israeli conflict of 1969-70....

















