Integrated Air & Missile Defence
The multinational defence architecture protecting Israel and regional partners — a unified network of systems, sensors, and forces operating as one.
Reference data current as of March 2026.
The following systems operate across overlapping altitude bands to provide defence in depth. No single system or nation covers the full threat spectrum — interoperability is the architecture's defining feature.
Each nation contributes distinct capabilities. Together they provide the geographic coverage, sensor depth, and interceptor inventory required to defeat sustained multi-wave campaigns.
The coalition does not operate as separate national defence architectures — it shares radar tracks and engagement data across platforms in real time. The AN/TPY-2 radar (THAAD), Green Pine radar (Arrow), and Aegis SPY-1/SPY-6 radars feed into Link 16 and other data networks, creating a common operational picture. This enables shoot-look-shoot tactics: multiple defence layers can engage the same target sequentially, with each layer confirming whether a prior intercept succeeded before committing its own interceptors. The result is a defence architecture that is greater than the sum of its parts.
Israel
Primary defender — the IDF's multi-layer homeland air and missile defence architecture and IAF interceptor operations.
United States
Forward-deployed missile defence, naval BMD, air superiority, and ISR assets across the region via US CENTCOM.
Jordan
Airspace defence and transit interdiction — RJAF interceptors engage Iranian drones and cruise missiles transiting Jordanian airspace.
United Kingdom
RAF Typhoon interception from Akrotiri, aerial refuelling, and Royal Navy air defence in the Eastern Mediterranean.
France
Rafale fighter interception and FREMM frigates with Aster-30 SAMs providing dual air-sea defence in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Saudi Arabia
Patriot air defence, radar tracking, and airspace denial — battle-tested against Iranian-supplied Houthi munitions since 2015.
UAE
THAAD and Patriot air defence — transitioned from passive support to active territorial defence during Round 4.
Israeli Defence Systems
Arrow-3, Arrow-2, David's Sling, Iron Dome, and Iron Beam — Israel's layered air and missile defence architecture.
THAAD
The US Army's premier ballistic missile defence system — hit-to-kill terminal intercept deployed to Israel and across the Gulf.
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