Air Defense Systems

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1479+ words) Incredibly fast and destructive, ballistic missiles have become a key feature of Russia's continuing long-range assault against Ukrainian cities. And while Kyiv has built world-leading drone technology, when it comes to producing ballistic missiles, a key capability in modern warfare,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (456+ words) by Joseph Duncan | 22 juillet 2026 | Aviation militaire, Nouvelles | 0 comments Modern air defense has a money problem, and everybody knows it. A single Patriot shot can cost more than the drone it swats down, and in a war where the incoming threats…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (294+ words) The European Commission has approved an additional €6.1 billion for Ukraine to procure defence products in the field of air and missile defence, ammunition, drones and electronic warfare. The funding is seen as essential to support Ukraine’s capacity to withstand the…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (461+ words) Poland could soon manufacture Anduril's Barracuda cruise missile Anduril has partnered with Poland's state-owned conglomerate PGZ to jointly produce a new cruise missile system. Dubbed Barracuda-500M, the ground-launched weapon will reportedly be manufactured locally as part of a long-term arrangement…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (832+ words) September 13, 2026 / 9:17 AM EDT / CBS News On the floor at Lockheed Martin's production facility in Camden, Arkansas, Tim Cahill, head of the company's missile division, showed "Sunday Morning" the latest model of the Patriot air defense missile, a state-of-the-art weapon designed…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (106+ words) Ukraine is demanding the unconditional transfer of PAC-2 missiles for Patriot air defense systems from Greece. Operativ Media reports that this was stated by Ruslan Gorbenko, a member of the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada. According to Gorbenko, Greece demanded that Ukraine…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (121+ words) Greece has demanded that Ukraine stop attacks on Greek tankers located in Russian ports. In exchange for this condition, Athens is reportedly ready to provide missiles for "Patriot" air defense systems. Modern.az reports that Ruslan Gorbenko, a deputy of…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (380+ words) The European Union is considering funding the Ukrainian-European missile defense project Freyja. Andrius Kubilius, the EU Commissioner for Defence and Space, stated this on September 11, according to the Kyiv Post. The funding could be provided as part of a €90 billion…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (336+ words) RAAF F/A-18F Super Hornet. (Credit: John Torcasio / Wikimedia Commons) Australia has declared initial operational capability for two long-range strike missiles carried by its F/A-18F Super Hornets, the Australian Department of Defense said in a release published on September 11, 2026. The declaration…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (375+ words) Watching U.S. forces fire dozens of PAC-3 interceptors to repel Iranian ballistic missile attacks in a matter of minutes raises a critical question: how many of these missiles might the U.S. have left? In fact, the U.S. stockpiles of PAC-3 interceptors are far…...