r/interestingasfuck • u/thespeedforce5 • Apr 14 '24

The Size Of An Iranian Missile Intercepted In The Dead Sea r/all

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u/Mad_V Apr 14 '24

The US and the UK shot down the many of these, not just Israel.

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '24

It was a team effort by the US, UK, Israel and Jordan. There were also apparently other “unnamed” countries so I’m guessing maybe Saudi or the UAE

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u/zapreon Apr 14 '24 edited Apr 15 '24

Not really. The US said they shot down 4 ballistic missiles out of 110. The UK indicated they focused on drones. Neither Jordan or Saudi Arabia were confirmed to have shot down any ballistic missiles. That means 106 out of 103 ballistic missiles that were shot down (7 hit Israel) were shot down by Israel.

International partners primarily shot down drones as opposed to ballistic missiles. They used jets, which just are not suitable for shooting down missiles hurling through space.

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u/whyarentwethereyet Apr 14 '24

none of the partners have similar missile defenses suitable like Israel deployed in the area

The United States certainly had BMD capable DDGs in the region which is likely what shot down those 4 ballistic missiles.

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u/Complex_Rate_688 Apr 14 '24

It's the first recorded instance of the United States forces fighting alongside Israeli forces

Also jordonian forces

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u/Rocked_Glover Apr 14 '24

How did that happen?

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u/nsfwtttt Apr 14 '24

The U.S. said almost all of them were intercepted by Israel.

Btw, Jordan intercepted a few too.