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Intel Update · 2023-02-17

17 Feb Intel Update: More Questions than Answers

17 Feb Intel Update: More Questions than Answers
The Wire · 2026-03-03

The Wire - March 3, 2026

When/if missile interceptors dwindle, these munitions will have nothing stopping them from reaching their targets. Last night, President Trump stated that American stockpiles of munitions are at adequate levels, and that "Wars can be fought…
The Wire · 2026-07-15

The Wire - July 15, 2026

…After the ceasefire went into effect, it was generally assumed that the United States would sell more interceptor missiles to the Gulf countries (in addition to resupplying our own missile defense sites), but now that the…
The Wire · 2026-03-11

The Wire - March 11, 2026

…As a result of these developments, many locals believe this an indicator of interceptor missiles running dry, and thus what seemed like a fairly tepid war (by comparison) might suddenly get more active if the interceptions…
S2 briefing · 2021-10-23

The General and the Dragon

…coordinated ballistic missile defense system what we do have is a selection of interconnected and even some independent systems that work to provide ballistic missile defense at various levels we have ground-based interceptors and naval…
Joint Operations
Military manual · JP 3-0

JP 3-0, page 134

Joint Operations

Joint Publication: Joint Operations

…These include invasion, CNA, and air and missile attacks. OPERATION EL DORADO CANYON The strike was designed to hit directly at the heart of Gaddafi’s ability to export terrorism with the belief that such a…
The Wire · 2026-09-09

The Wire - September 9, 2026

…could have been dozens of bomblets, or these could have been inert devices intended to soak up interceptor missiles so that the actual munition penetrates defenses). The last time this type of munition was used was…
Intel Update · 2026-03-21

Intel Update - March 21 - Counting Chickens

…running low on THAAD missiles, you're running low on Iron Dome stuff for more of the the low-level drone attacks, and if you're running out of high-level interceptors, now the Iranians can…
Intel Update · 2026-09-13

Intel Update - Sep. 12 - Tanker Wars

…Iran launched several dozen ballistic missiles and drones, which resulted in over 100 PAC 2 and PAC 3 interceptors being launched by Patriot batteries around the region in order to take out the incoming Iranian missiles
Intel Update · 2026-08-08

Intel Update - August 8 - Hard Days

Interceptor missiles such as the Pack 3 and Pack 2 missiles for the Patriot system have been sharply reduced for a long time and it's not like we can just replace these. These take years…
Joint Operations
Military manual · JP 3-0

JP 3-0, page 193

Joint Operations

Joint Publication: Joint Operations

…In air defense, an attack with guns or air-to-air missiles by an interceptor aircraft, or the launch of an air defense missile by air defense artillery and the missile’s subsequent travel to intercept…
The Wire · 2026-07-27

The Wire - July 27, 2026

…These reports are very hard to quantify as most of the time it's a shepherd looking up and visually seeing the interceptors miss the Iranian missile, or no interceptors being launched in the first place…
Intel Update · 2022-11-19

19 Nov Intel Update: Pipelines and Petroleum

…during a press conference made the statement that Ukrainian air defense Interceptor missiles have had a 100 percent success rate meaning that every interceptor missile that has been launched has destroyed its Russian Target or functioned…