{"id":1712,"date":"2025-06-21T10:24:37","date_gmt":"2025-06-21T10:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firearmupgrades.com\/?p=1712"},"modified":"2025-06-21T10:24:37","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T10:24:37","slug":"can-israels-air-defense-keep-up-against-iranian-attacks-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/firearmupgrades.com\/?p=1712","title":{"rendered":"Can Israel’s air defense keep up against Iranian attacks? : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\n Iranian missiles aimed at targets in Israel pass through the sky of Hebron, West Bank on June 18 as Israeli air defense system tries to intercept them.
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As the war between Israel and Iran enters its second week, there’s a specific kind of math that will determine just how much longer it can go \u2014 how many long-range missiles Iran has versus how many missile interceptors Israel has to shoot them down.<\/p>\n

Over the course of several days, Iran launched more than 400 missiles and hundreds of drones in retaliation for Israel’s surprise strikes last week, according to the Israeli military. Israel has managed to shoot most of them down \u2014 although several have hit<\/a> \u2014 but as the barrages from Iran continue, Israel is using interceptors faster than it can make them.<\/p>\n