The War Zone
• Howard Altman
AN/TWQ-1 Avenger systems armed with FIM-92 Stinger missiles have been deployed to protect President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate. U.S. Northern Command has also supplied counter-drone fly-away sensor and jammer kits, adding detection and electronic-warfare capabilities to the site’s defenses.
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AN/TWQ-1 Avenger systems armed with FIM-92 Stinger missiles have been deployed to protect President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate. U.S. Northern Command has also supplied counter-drone fly-away sensor and jammer kits, adding detection and electronic-warfare capabilities to the site’s defenses.
Alphabet’s Google is discussing a new data-security effort with the US Defense Department to support Golden Dome, a proposed missile-defense program valued at $185 billion. The talks could bring a major technology company into the program’s security architecture, though the available reports provide no details on scope, contract value or timing.
Ukraine has completed its contribution to Freyja, a multinational ballistic-missile defense effort involving Kyiv and European partners. The system’s next step depends on partner components, leaving integration and deployment contingent on their delivery.
Kim Jong Un urged North Korea to achieve “absolute superiority” in drone technology during an unmanned aeronautical technology exhibition and weapons demonstration, state media KCNA reported. The event coincided with the firing of missiles and rockets, underscoring Pyongyang’s public emphasis on expanding its unmanned capabilities alongside other weapons.
Switzerland is evaluating Israel’s Barak MX and Europe’s SAMP/T NG for long-range ground-based air defense as Patriot deliveries face delays of several years. The government says it will continue assessing the alternatives while keeping its acquisition of five Patriot fire units in place.
Switzerland has narrowed its search for an additional long-range air defense system to Israel Aerospace Industries’ Barak MX and the French-Italian SAMP/T NG. The move adds a European-Israeli competition to its existing U.S. Patriot procurement, which remains delayed.
A network of roughly 5,000 agencies has helped Iran procure components, explosives and heavy-duty trucks for its drone and missile programs. Deliveries continued during the war via land, sea and air, according to the report, underscoring the reach of procurement channels operating despite the US blockade.
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