intercept
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Costel tells me, frustrated like many that Romania's air force couldn't intercept the drone.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
The Iranian drones they intercept are arrows—cheap, plentiful, made in bulk.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
British fighter jets in the Middle East will be equipped with new missile systems to make it cheaper to intercept Iranian drones.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
Dr Andreas Krieg, a security expert from King's College London, told BBC Verify the fibre-optics render Israel's capacity to detect, jam and intercept drones "largely irrelevant" and makes finding the operator significantly more challenging.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
“Well, we intercept German radio messages at listening posts. Motorcycle couriers bring stacks of messages here all day and night. But we can’t read them.”
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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