Sources: MSNBC
A Ukrainian SBU drone attack on a military factory in Izhevsk, Russia, which produced Tor surface-to-air missile systems, kills three people and injures 45 others. A state of emergency is later declared by Head of the Udmurt Republic Aleksandr Brechalov. 2025-07-1
An Iranian Navy commander claims on state television that the Iranian Navy forced a U.S. submarine to surface as it transited the Strait of Hormuz and that the submarine violated Iranian territorial waters. The U.S. denies the Iranian claims. 2023-04-20
The United States and Germany agree to send Bradley Fighting Vehicles and Marder infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine. Germany will also supply the Ukrainian military with a MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile system. 2023-01-5
Germany says that it will deploy Patriot surface-to-air missile systems on the Poland–Ukraine border in order to protect Polish airspace. Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak says that he has accepted the German proposal. 2022-11-22
According to the Libyan National Army, a United States-manufactured MQ-9 Reaper drone was shot down with a surface-to-air missile, crashing near Benina International Airport in Benghazi, Libya. 2022-08-23
A report by the Taiwanese Defense Ministry states that China has placed surface-to-air missiles on the disputed Woody Island. Taiwanese President-elect Tsai Ing-wen called on all parties to "exercise self-control based on the principle of peaceful resolution of disputes in the South China Sea," while Harry B. Harris Jr., commander of the US Pacific Fleet, said that such a move would be "a militarization of the South China Sea in ways" that Mainland China's leader Xi Jinping had pledged not to make. 2016-02-17
Japan deploys two MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile interceptor systems in Tokyo in preparation for any North Korean ballistic missiles potentially heading for the city. The deployment comes amid concerns of an imminent North Korean missile launch following the detection of "increased activity" at a North Korean missile facility. 2016-01-31
The United States announces a deal to sell $1.83 billion worth of arms to Taiwan, which includes two decommissioned U.S. Navy frigates, Assault Amphibious Vehicles, and surface-to-air missiles. China has also expressed its disapproval over the deal, claiming it would affect their internal affairs. 2015-12-16
U.S. intelligence analysts conclude the Russian plane was not brought down by surface-to-air missile. An American infrared satellite detected a heat flash at the same time and same place over the Sinai as the plane, but no evidence a missile was involved. Analysts believe it could have been some kind of explosion on the aircraft itself, either a fuel tank or a bomb. U.S. officials do not rule out that ISIL could have been responsible for bringing down the flight. 2015-11-2
North Korea deploys surface-to-air missiles near its disputed border in the Yellow Sea. 2010-11-28