Located in a Geopolitically Challenging Position: Bangladesh’s Air Defense System Extremely Vulnerable

While Iranian drones and missiles rained down over Israel, most were intercepted mid-air by the “Iron Dome.” In a 12-day war, Iran fired around 532 missiles at Israel, of which only 42 hit the ground—meaning Israel’s defense systems intercepted nearly 92% of them. Similarly, to counter Russian ballistic and cruise missiles over Ukraine, the U.S. Patriot system, Germany’s IRIS-T, and Israel’s David’s Sling have been deployed. Even in the recent skirmishes between India and Pakistan, India’s Russian-made S-400 and jointly-developed Barak-8 system were seen intercepting Pakistani missiles, while Pakistan responded with China’s long-range HQ-9/P and medium-range LY-80 systems.