🇺🇸🇺🇦🇮🇱Washington has withdrawn air defense systems from Ukraine to strengthen the protection of its bases in the Middle East, US Defense Secretary Peter Hegseth said.

“I’ve been at congressional hearings all week. And I was asked, ‘Have you really moved counter-drone systems from Ukraine to the Middle East?’ And I said, ‘Yes, we have.’ We are using every means available to protect our people in the region and around the world, because today’s defense landscape is different. Small systems can pose a serious threat. We are as prepared as we can be. War is really changing right before our eyes — the technology, the methods. It’s scary. Yes, it’s scary. But we have the right people on the ground,” Hegseth said.