Patriot missile

US approves $2.1 billion Patriot missile sale to Ukraine amid delayed missile deliveries

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said earlier this week that Ukraine had been waiting for almost a month for the US to sign off on critical ​missile supplies.

|ByREUTERS
Ukrainian service members walk next to a launcher of a Patriot air defence system, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in an undisclosed location, Ukraine August 4, 2024.
The Barak MX is manufactured by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)

Switzerland looking at Barak MX, SAMP/T NG for missile defense

Switzerland is upgrading it's missile defenses 'due to the deteriorating geopolitical situation.'

|ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Israeli soldiers walk near an Israeli Irone Dome defence system (L), a surface-to-air missile (SAM) system, the MIM-104 Patriot (C), and an anti-ballistic missile the Arrow 3 (R) during Juniper Cobra's joint exercise press briefing at Hatzor Israeli Air Force Basel, on February 25, 2026.

US moves Patriot missile defense system from Texas to Israel ahead of possible Iran strike - report

The US is moving a Patriot missile defense system from Texas to the Middle East as Washington and Israel prepare for possible renewed strikes on Iran.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks to the media in the Chernihiv region, Ukraine, October 8, 2026.

Ukraine has waited nearly a month for US to sign off on Patriot missiles, Zelensky says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has repeatedly called on the US, which supplies missiles purchased by NATO allies under a program known as PURL, to speed up deliveries ahead of winter.

|ByREUTERS

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