defenses
US-made Patriots have emerged as Ukraine’s best protection against Russian missile attacks. However, the combat successes of these once-controversial air defense systems have also made the weapons top targets.Ukrainian air defenders got their first MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile battery over two years ago, and since then, the US Army —…
NATO pledged to massively increase its air defenses as part of soaring defense spending. The aim is to rebuild a capability that the war in Ukraine has shown to be crucial but has been allowed to wither in the West since the end of the Cold War.The heads of government…
Ukraine’s intelligence directorate (GUR) has released footage of Kyiv’s UJ-26 “Bober” drone being launched via catapult to attack Russian air defenses.The video, published on Tuesday, shows the locally manufactured 8-foot-long loitering munition being slung into the air from a fixed ramp. GUR said its special forces launched the drones to…
