
Iranian F5 fighter jets once 'penetrated' Patriot air defenses and attacked a US base.
At the beginning of the conflict, an Iranian F-5 fighter jet once penetrated multiple layers of air defenses to bomb the US Buehring Air Base in Kuwait.

At the beginning of the conflict, an Iranian F-5 fighter jet once penetrated multiple layers of air defenses to bomb the US Buehring Air Base in Kuwait.

The Air Defense - Air Force Academy held a conference to summarize the achievements in Party work and political work in 2025.
The Israeli military announced on June 14 that it was continuing its attacks on the Iranian capital.

Among the thousands of officers and soldiers was a married couple, only one week old, who participated in the parade commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of Southern Vietnam.

The A31 factory of the Air Defense and Air Force Command is one of the largest missile maintenance and repair factories in Vietnam.

President Zelensky argued that NATO should participate in the conflict as a defensive force, which would allow the Ukrainian army to allocate resources to the front lines.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed the latest move by Western allies to form an air defense alliance to support his country.

The US Department of Defense announced it will send Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) systems and Patriot air defense missile battalions to the Middle East.

Russian forces thwarted a Ukrainian attack on the Crimean Peninsula involving 25 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

On June 7, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu instructed the Almaz-Antey defense corporation to accelerate the production of modern air defense systems for the military.

Over the years, the military industry has witnessed a race among countries to develop air defense systems; below are some of the world's leading air defense systems.

The VRS-2DM radar, researched, designed, and manufactured by Viettel Military Industrial and Telecommunications Group, can detect targets up to 300 km away.
During the two wars of destruction waged by the US against North Vietnam (1965-1968 and 1972), the missile troops used SAM-2 missiles in 3.542 battles, shooting down many enemy aircraft.

SPYDER is the newest and most modern air defense system introduced by the Vietnam Air Force at the Vietnam Defence Exhibition 2022.

The Japan Self-Defense Forces plan to nearly triple the number of units equipped with ballistic missile interception capabilities on the country's islands by 2031.

Deputy Speaker of the National Security Council Dmitry Medvedev said that the Russian military would immediately attack Patriot missile systems if they were transferred to Ukraine by NATO.

Ukraine has received the advanced NASAMS surface-to-air missile system from the United States.

"Neighboring European countries should establish a common air defense system in the context of the Ukraine conflict and other security challenges," the German Chancellor said.

Many American generals have had to admit that the United States and its allies do not yet possess any means capable of intercepting Russian hypersonic missiles.

India's deployment of its first S-400 missile regiment to Punjab shows that New Delhi remains concerned about threats from its western border region.

China's move comes just one day after Taiwan proposed increasing its military spending by $8,9 billion over the next five years.

For the third time, pilot Tran Thanh Phuc (921st Air Regiment) is celebrating Tet away from home, and he and his comrades are ready to celebrate Tet in their second home in the sky.

Celebrating Tet (Lunar New Year) for the first time at their unit, the young soldiers of the 267th Missile Regiment put aside their homesickness, considering the task of safeguarding the nation's airspace as a sacred duty.

During the Cold War, the US and NATO had to develop means to penetrate the air defense networks of the Warsaw Pact countries, especially in Soviet territory.

Syrian air defenses successfully intercepted missiles believed to be targeting objectives around the capital Damascus.

According to the contract signed between Russia and China, Russia will complete the transfer of Su-35 super fighter jets and S-400 air defense systems to China by 2020.

Following Israeli media reports that Moscow had rejected Tel Aviv's offer for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman to visit Russia after the downing of the Il-20, the Kremlin issued an official statement.

Russia insists Israeli aircraft continued patrolling off the Syrian coast after the Russian Il-20 was shot down, rejecting the Israeli Air Force's claim that its fighter jet had returned to Israeli airspace at the time of the incident.

Moscow presented evidence and accused the Israeli Air Force of using Russian Il-20 aircraft as a shield against attacks by Syrian air defense systems.

Syrian media reported that Syrian air defenses shot down several Israeli missiles near Damascus airport on September 15.