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Adnan Ashraf

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Assessment of U.S. and Israeli Air Power Deployed Near Iran

Current force deployments indicate that the United States and Israel possess a substantial military aviation presence in the Middle East, capable of conducting a large-scale air and missile strike against targets inside Iran should a decision be made to do so. A key component of this posture is the extensive deployment of aerial refueling assets. ...

Adnan Ashraf

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U.S. Army soldier in front of a THAAD launcher ready to counter ballistic missile threats in the CENTCOM region.

The US is Expanding its THAAD Missile Defense System Base in Israel, Increasing the Number of Launch Sites from Six to Eleven

The deployment and expansion of missile defense systems in the Middle East has long been a strategic priority for the United States. Recent developments confirm that the US military is upgrading its Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) presence in Israel, expanding the number of active launch sites from six to eleven. This step comes ...