intercept

The F-16 and F-35 are NATO’s main fighter aircraft deployed to intercept hostile drones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

In many instances it has employed jet-powered drones which are faster and harder to intercept.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

Authorities would have powers to restrict basic freedoms such as freedom of movement and assembly and, most controversially of all, intercept communications in specific geographic areas.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

Kyiv is struggling to adapt to continuous attacks using faster drones that are harder to intercept.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

Akira ran to intercept Dodger on one of his panicked circuits around the yard.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

A top FBI official recently revealed that the bureau does have the authority to make such intercepts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

It now intercepts a vast proportion of drones and missiles – although Russia often fires them in such great numbers they overwhelmed air defences and many do get through.

From BBC ● May 25, 2026

Gathering and parsing it can require thousands of analysts grinding for hours over communications intercepts, photographs and radar images as they try to divine the locations of missile launchers, tunnels and other targets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 7, 2026

Those intercepts are a success -- they prevented the missiles from striking their targets -- but they also come at the cost of pricey, high-tech interceptors that are in short supply.

From Barron's ● Mar. 3, 2026

Bombarded with thousands of intercepts a year, she was used to creating order out of cacophony.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

He was intercepted in luggage at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport, bound for India, where demand for exotic animals as pets has been growing.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

It comes after the charity helped carry around 120 migrants intercepted off the Isle of Wight, to Eastney, in Langstone Harbour, where roads were blocked by protesters.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

The prosecution has other evidence, Ryan says, including intercepted phone calls and secret recordings, but whether they can feature in the trial is not yet guaranteed.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

The department had initially intercepted and inspected the shipment at the port based on a tip received by its counterfeit and piracy enforcement team, the department said in the release.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

Harry — I cant say everything I would like to in a letter, it’s too risky in case the owl is intercepted — we need to talk face-to-face.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

With French officers claiming they are now intercepting two-thirds of small boats before they can reach the coast, that means fewer crossing opportunities.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

On eight of the last 14 days, Jordan’s military has reported on its website intercepting missiles or drones fired from Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

Jordan's military also reported intercepting five Iranian drones, followed by three missiles, in two waves of strikes that caused no casualties or damage.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

The Bliksem EXO system is designed to close a gap in European defenses by intercepting medium- and intermediate-range missiles in space.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

Anyone intercepting the text would assume it had something to do with breakfast, but it would actually be a reference to the judge from family court.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti