intercept

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The system, composed of radars, control node, and missile launchers, can intercept munitions and aircraft and will integrate within the wider air defences in the region, the ministry said.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Israel's famed Iron Dome system is the third tier and was originally designed to intercept short-range rockets and artillery shells.

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

Between April and December 2025, Europol said the NCA and Belgian colleagues had managed to successfully intercept seven different vehicles in Belgium which were carrying these kits and driving towards France.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Military spokesman Brigadier General Effie Defrin wrote on X that "air defence systems operated but did not intercept the missile, we will investigate the incident."

From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026

A US government artist’s rendering from September 1984 of the Strategic Defense Initiative, which envisioned a network of space-based lasers and other weaponry designed to intercept Soviet ICBMs.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau