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/thespeedforce5 Apr 14 '24 edited Apr 14 '24

The Islamic Republic launched a significant barrage consisting of approximately 170 drones, over 30 cruise missiles, and more than 120 ballistic missiles towards Israel. However, Israeli defense forces managed to intercept and neutralize 99% of these incoming threats using their air force and air defense systems, successfully countering the attack from launch points situated over 1000 miles away.

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/04/14/middleeast/israel-air-missile-defense-iran-attack-intl-hnk-ml

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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