Iran air defense

UK agrees to support Saudi Arabia with air-to-air refueling in midst of Houthi attacks

Britain and Saudi Arabia have been close military allies for decades, with Britain serving as one of the kingdom's largest arms suppliers.

 A Swedish Air Force Saab JAS 39 Gripen fighter jet prepares to take on fuel from a British Voyager aircraft during air-to-air refuelling on June 16, 2026 in flight - Region Scandinavia. The Exercise Ramstein Flag 2026 (RAFL 26) is NATO's largest-ever air exercise involving 18 allied nations.
Patriot battery in Greece

Greek-operated Patriot air defense battery engages drone swarm near Saudi Arabian oil facilities

US President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte hold a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the NATO leaders summit at the Bestepe Presidential Compound in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026.

Trump says he doesn't want to 'waste his time' negotiating with Iran after overnight strikes

Members of special IRGC forces attend a rally marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran April 29, 2022.

The most dangerous component of Iran’s arsenal - opinion


Meet the Hezbollah militants behind Iran's air defense project in Syria

The two Hezbollah members reportedly worked alongside IRGC officers on building Iran's air defenses in Syria.

 Abbas Muhammad Al Dabs (left) and Muhammad Mahmoud Zalzli (right), two Hezbollah members operating in Iran's air defense project in Syria

Iran ups civil defense as Mossad Chief heads to US to thwart nuclear deal

Tehran sends response on negotiated text • Washington is skeptical

 An anti-US mural is seen on a building at a street in Tehran, Iran August 16, 2022

Did Iran copy Israeli missiles for its drone production? - analysis

A Ukrainian report claiming that Iran copied Israel's Spike anti-missile tank and put it on a drone has been circulating in Iran - exactly how Iran wants.

 This photo was taken at the Islamic Republic of Iran Army Day 2022 parade in Tehran.

Biden talks to nuke deal partners about Iran’s ambitions

The UAE returned its envoy to Tehran • Shin Bet head visits Egypt amid rise in tensions

 Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian meets with Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, in Tehran, Iran, September 9, 2021.

IRGC official behind Iranian air defense deployment in Syria revealed

The report comes shortly after an alleged Israeli airstrike reportedly hit Iranian air-defense systems in Syria.

 Fereydoun Mohammadi Saghaei, deputy coordinator of the IRGC's Aerospace Force

Israel defense companies showcase products at Singapore Airshow

Elbit Systems, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, and Israel Aerospace Industries are just a few companies to have booths at the Singapore Airshow, Asia's largest aviation event.

 Skylark 3 Hybrid

Iran and its proxies are emboldened by lack of accountability - analysis

Iran has set its sights precisely on countries in which its proxy groups have taken over the government and carried out extrajudicial killings.

Iranian flag flies in front of the UN office building, housing IAEA headquarters, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Vienna, Austria, May 24, 2021.

Iran launches 'three research cargos' into space

Iranian media says Iran successfully launched the Simorgh space-launch vehicle (SLV) to an altitude of 470 km. with cargos on board, releasing footage of a rocket being launched as evidence.

The Safir satellite-carrier rocket, which was designed for Iran's Omid satellite, is seen before launch at Iran's space centre in Tehran in 2009

Iran struggles with rumors of downed drone and air defense failure

Stories implying the country can't control its airspace have circulated over the last day.

 A drone is seen during an Iranian Army exercise dubbed 'Zulfiqar 1400', in the coastal area of the Gulf of Oman, Iran, in this picture obtained on November 7, 2021

Iran claims success for new 'Iranian Iron Dome' air defense system - analysis

The publication of details about the system illustrates that Iran is trying to increase the types of systems it can employ in air defense.

Iran holds military drills as tensions rise with US