The U.S. military is sending an additional Patriot air defense system to Israel from Texas to strengthen its…
Armed Conflict · · Israel
The U.S. military is sending an additional Patriot air defense system to Israel from Texas to strengthen its missile defenses, according to flight tracking data and two U.S. officials with knowledge of the movement, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
The move is one of several signs of preparation, the Journal says, as the U.S. weighs a possible short and intense campaign against Iran after the November 3rd midterm elections. Iran has warned it would respond to any attack with strikes on economic and civilian targets across the region. The Journal reports Trump has not made a final decision whether to attack.
Patriot systems and their interceptors are in short supply. Axios reported earlier this month that the U.S. had sent two additional Patriot batteries to protect energy sites in Saudi Arabia and Qatar, and had moved batteries and interceptors from other commands to the Middle East. The Journal reports the U.S. and its Gulf allies are scrambling to restock missile defenses strained by Iranian attacks.
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