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Russia’s S-300PMU-2 air defense system in Iran may have failed to respond to US and Israeli air operations, raising fresh questions about the real-world effectiveness of one of Moscow’s flagship export systems.

A series of reported missile and drone strikes on a US-operated air base in Saudi Arabia may have damaged some of the military’s most sensitive and high-value assets, raising fresh concerns about the vulnerability of advanced systems to sustained attacks.

Air defense often operates with a costly imbalance, where interceptors can be far more expensive than the threat. But as Ukraine develops new ways to counter Russia’s waves of attack drones, a partnership with Japan is shaping a more efficient solution.