Terminal High Altitude Area Defense

“No nation has a weapon like ours,” says the Russian president about the Oreshnik missile, which he claims was successfully tested. Zelensky calls the use of another country’s territory to test weapons an “international crime.”

The war in Ukraine is entering a new phase, just over 1,000 days since Russia’s invasion.

The United States continues to send forces to the Middle East in anticipation of an expected Iranian attack on Israel, with flight tracking sites showing USAF F-15E aircraft en route to Jordan.

The United States has announced the deployment of the advanced Terminal High Altitude Area Defense THAAD missile defense system to Israel, accompanied by about 100 U.S. troops.

The Israeli military has announced that the U.S. has deployed the THAAD anti-ballistic missile defense system in Israel amid tensions with Iran.

Israeli Army Radio described the move as part of preparations for the expected Israeli response to Iran's recent missile attack.

Turkey bought the Russian S-400 missile defense systems to use, but still open to consider a U.S. offer on the Patriots, the head of Turkish Defense Industry Directorate said on Nov. 16.

Despite pressure from the U.S. against proceeding with a purchase of Russian missile defense systems, India has already paid for 15 percent of the total cost, an Indian media report claimed on Nov. 15

Turkey has announced the completion of the transfer of the components of the S-400 air defense systems' second battery from Russia and that it will be operational by April 2020.

Russia said on Tuesday that the U.S. test of a ground-launched cruise missile was regrettable and showed that Washington had long been preparing for the demise of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, TASS news agency reported.

Delivery of S-400 defense missile system continued on July 15, as eighth Russian plane carrying equipment of the system landed at an airbase on the outskirts of Ankara, Turkey's Defense Ministry said on July 15.

Nearly half of the Turkish public is in favor of purchasing the S-400 anti-ballistic missiles from Russia despite sanction threats from the United States, according to a poll released on July 4.