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Russia and Ukraine Escalate Air War as Long-Range Strikes Kill Civilians
Moscow reports one of the heaviest Ukrainian drone attacks yet, while Kyiv says Russian ballistic missiles killed at lea...
Ukraine's Air Defenses Are Running Dry as Russia Steps Up Missile Barrages
Kyiv says it has received only a third of the interceptors it got by this point last year, while Moscow fired 198 ballis...
Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Sensor-Node Plan Targets Missile Defense—With a Czech Test Case
Lockheed Martin has detailed how F-35 sensors could shorten missile-defense kill chains from space to ground. Czech F-35...
Ukraine’s Cost-Driven Drone Defense Model Reshapes Modern Air Warfare
Facing massed drone barrages, Ukraine has built a layered, low-cost air defense doctrine using helicopters, gun-armed je...
Sevastopol Governor Reports 35 Ukrainian Drones Shot Down, Minimal Damage
Two waves of drone attacks on August 8 were repelled by air defenses and aviation, with debris causing minor damage to h...
Trump 'Not Certain' on Patriot Missile License for Ukraine as Civilian Casualties Surge
The U.S. president signals caution over letting Ukraine produce the advanced missiles it desperately needs to intercept ...
Arms Race for Cheaper Anti-Ballistic Weapons Heats Up with Three New Tracks
With Patriot interceptors costing $3.9 million each and global demand surging, allies are racing to field cheaper altern...
Lockheed Martin Secures Record $58.6 Billion Patriot Missile Contract Amid Urgent Restocking Drive
The U.S. Army transforms a one-year deal into a seven-year program worth up to $58.62 billion to replenish and expand Pa...
US Analysis Casts Doubt on Ukraine’s Freya Air Defence System
A critique from US outlet Responsible Statecraft argues that the domestic system will not stop Russian missile strikes a...
Greece Approves $3.4 Billion ‘Achilles’ Shield’ Israeli Air Defense System
Athens greenlights a multi-layered air defense network centred on Israeli missiles and radars, demanding full source-cod...
Air Defense Systems Destroy 16 Drones over Kaluga Region
Russia's air defense forces intercepted and destroyed 16 drones overnight across seven districts of Kaluga region, Gover...
Russian Missile Strike on Kyiv Exposes Critical Air-Defense Shortfall as Trump Weighs Patriot License
A massive Russian missile barrage on Kyiv killed one and injured 16, underscoring Ukraine’s shortage of US-supplied Patr...