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Surface-To-Air Missiles Deployed To Protect Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Estate
US Army AN/TWQ-1 Avenger short-range air-defence systems have been deployed around President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate and the nearby Palm Beach airport, alongside counter-drone capabilities. NORAD and US Northern Command confirmed the protective deployment was requested by the Secret Service, while photographs show Avengers on a floating platform and the shoreline. The Humvee-mounted system fires FIM-92 Stinger missiles, adding a low-altitude engagement layer to sensors and electronic countermeasures used against unmanned aircraft. Officials did not disclose the precise threat prompting the deployment, its duration or the full equipment mix, and the announcement does not describe a missile engagement.