DOD Surges More Air Defenses To Middle East As Attacks Continue

Brian Everstine October 23, 2023

The USS Carney launches an air defense missile at a cruise missile in the Red Sea on Oct. 20.

Credit: U.S. Navy
The Pentagon is surging additional advanced air defense systems to the Middle East amid an increase in attacks on its forces in the region, with the threat only expected to rise amid Israel’s bombing campaign in Gaza. The deployments include additional Terminal High Altitude Area Defense systems and...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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