missile
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Kyiv relies on the civilian Starlink satellite communications system and the military-grade Starshield version as it tries to defend itself from Russian missile and drone attacks.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026
Ukraine relies on Starlink - owned by Musk's SpaceX company - for a range of battle communications and early warning systems during Russian missile attacks.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
This principle was drilled into me in my first job, working on ballistic missile defense systems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Defending against that barrage has eaten into stockpiles of missile interceptors needed to fend off future attacks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
But we know that once the missile crisis began, the KGB considered it too dangerous to have Penkovsky on the loose.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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Analysts estimate Iran has hundreds to thousands of ballistic missiles, and officials believe it has resumed limited production using stockpiled components.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Patriot missiles, an automated command and control system and a 360-degree air defence radar system are seen as critical components of this system and are among the items in the $14 billion package.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
Ukraine has also complained of hold-ups in the supply of vital interceptor missiles.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
The Wall Street Journal previously reported that RTX said it would continue to invest to reach its long-term target of producing more than 1,000 Tomahawk missiles annually.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
But that would give the Soviets time to fire whatever missiles the air strike had missed.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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