Patriot missile

US Marine Corps deploys Iron Dome interceptors in Guam for China war drills

The US Marine Corps acquired the MRIC system, which combines an American radar and command-and-control system with trailer-mounted launchers carrying 20 SkyHunter interceptor missiles.

|ByAZRIEL MOSKOWITZ
Launchers carrying Tamir interceptors from the Iron Dome system were seen recently during their first deployment beyond the US mainland, as part of a US military exercise on Guam.
Firefighters work to extinguish a fire at the Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, which was hit during Russian missile and drone strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine June 15, 2026.

Russia denies strike on Kyiv monastery, claims fire caused by faulty US-made Patriot missile

Russia's Defense Ministry said that the Patriot missile could have misfired because it said Western countries had provided Kyiv with arms whose shelf life had expired.

|ByREUTERS
Kuwaiti officials inspect damage inside a terminal at Kuwait International Airport following a drone and missile attack, in Kuwait City, Kuwait, June 3, 2026.

Iran claims failed US missile struck Kuwait airport after saying Gulf bore 'clear responsibility'

This comes after Kuwait banished two Iranian diplomats and declared them persona non grata after Iran said Kuwait and Bahrain were directly responsible for the attacks.

|ByREUTERS, CORINNE BAUM
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) fires a Tomahawk land attack missile in support of Operation Epic Fury, on March 1, 2026 at Sea.

Pentagon may be understating severity of US missile stockpile shortage - report

The Atlantic reported that Vice President Vance has discussed the issue with Trump, noting that a weapons shortage would be extremely detrimental to American interests.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Pentagon to remove Patriot missile defense systems from the Middle East

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis decided to pull four Patriot missile systems from Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain “in a realignment of forces and capabilities as the military steps up its focus on threats from China and Russia.”

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018ByANNA AHRONHEIM
A Patriot anti-missile system deployed in a joint U.S. and Israeli military outpost in Jaffa, south of Tel Aviv is silhouetted against the setting sun

Israel fires Patriot missile against drone on Syrian border

This is the second drone downed by a Patriot missile in a week.

JULY 13, 2018ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A picture released by Israeli Defence Forces press office shows a launch of a Patriot missile in southern Israel

IDF fires Patriot missile toward UAV approaching Israel's Golan Heights

No hit detected after a drone retreated from the Israeli-Syrian border.

JUNE 24, 2018ByANNA AHRONHEIM
A Patriot anti-missile system deployed in a joint U.S. and Israeli military outpost in Jaffa, south of Tel Aviv is silhouetted against the setting sun

Patriot missile intercepts drone on Israel's border with Syria

The interception comes amid heightened tensions on Israel’s northern border.

NOVEMBER 11, 2017ByANNA AHRONHEIM
A picture released by Israeli Defence Forces press office shows a launch of a Patriot missile in southern Israel