Europe Wrestles With Region-Wide Missile Defense Needs

Iron Dome rocket interceptions over Ashdod, Israel

While Israel has relied on the Iron Dome system to protect its airspace, the UK Royal Air Force chief says Europe cannot afford such a system. 

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Europe is feeling the pressure to step up its defense against diverse air and missile threats while confronting the uncomfortable reality that doing so at scale might be unaffordable. The European Union must bolster its defenses and consider pursuing a European Air Shield, EU President Ursula von...
Robert Wall

Robert Wall is Executive Editor for Defense and Space. Based in London, he directs a team of military and space journalists across the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific.

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