> The air-defense system, however, did nothing to protect Qatar against Israel’s Sept. 9 strike on its capital. U.S. satellite and radar systems did not provide

> The air-defense system, however, did nothing to protect Qatar against Israel’s Sept. 9 strike on its capital. U.S. satellite and radar systems did not provide an early warning of the strike, U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Derek France told reporters, because those systems “are typically focused on Iran and other [areas] where we expect an attack to come from.” Qatar said that its radar systems also failed to detect the missile launches by Israeli fighter jets. Any country relying on U.S. tech would be naive to not reconsider their military defense posture in light of this kind of 'friendly fire'.