This was the capability that was developed based on the threat of Scud missiles identified after the Gulf War in 1991 and has been operational since its first deployment in May 2008. Interceptor ...
The American-made Patriot system is the oldest member of Israel’s missile-defense system – used during the First Gulf War in 1991 to intercept Scud missiles fired by Iraq’s leader at the ...
THAAD is an advanced U.S. missile defence system designed to intercept and neutralize ballistic threats using kinetic energy. Developed in response to the 1991 Gulf War's Scud missiles ...
An Israeli-built missile defense system also became more desirable after Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein fired Scud ballistic missiles at Israel during the 1991 Persian Gulf War: Israel had to rely on ...
Defense is more expensive than offense. This was the situation with the Patriot system against Scud missiles in the Gulf War of 1991, and it’s been the case with Iron Dome interceptors against ...
The Houthis have refurbished tunnels that once held Scud missiles when Yemen was ruled by strongman Ali Abdullah Saleh, according to an analysis in April by the International Institute for ...
Work started on the system after the First Gulf War in 1991, when Iraq fired dozens of Soviet-made Scud missiles into Israel. It entered service in 2000. Arrow can detect missiles from 500 km away ...