8.5K views · 515 reactions | Every day, Allied citizens are protected from airborne threats by an integrated network of sensors, missile defence systems and fighter jets. Collectively, they’re known as the #NATO Integrated Air and Missile Defence System (IAMD). But how does this system work? #ShieldingTheSkies #WeAreNATO | NATO Allied Air Command | Facebook

Phoenix documentary production Here’s why Russia’s S-500 outclasses anything NATO has in hypersonic defense. Russia is three generations ahead of the U.S. in maneuverable hypersonic weapons technology, and that advantage was key to creating the S-500 air, missile, and space defense system, says military analyst Alexei Leonkov. “To shoot down maneuverable hypersonic targets, [the Americans] would have to develop their own guided hypersonic technology, and then learn how to shoot it down, once the