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April 23, 2024

European nations with Patriot missiles hesitate to give the air defense systems to Ukraine

Associated Press European Union countries possessing Patriot air defense systems gave no clear signal on Monday whether they might be willing to

April 23, 2024

Lockheed Martin eyes Patriot interceptor production in Spain

Defense News Lockheed Martin has forged a partnership with a Spanish firm for the production of interceptor missile parts for

April 23, 2024

Turkey may soon put its controversial Russian S-400 air defenses in operation

Business Insider Turkey may deploy its advanced Russian S-400 Triumf air defenses on the Iraqi border for its planned summer

April 23, 2024

China’s military spending concerning given ‘failing economy’, US admiral says

Reuters The increase in China’s defence spending is concerning given its economy is “failing”, the head of the U.S. Indo-Pacific

April 22, 2024

Spain to modernise air defence capabilities with new NASAMS acquisitions

EDR Magazine The government of Spain has announced its decision to modernise and acquire additional NASAMS air defence systems from

April 22, 2024

NATO secretary-general says some allies have air defense systems they could give to Ukraine

Associated Press NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Friday pressed member countries to give more Patriot missile systems to Ukraine as

April 22, 2024

Drone, rocket attacks targeted US forces in Iraq, US officials say

Reuters U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria faced two separate rocket and explosive drone attacks in less than 24 hours,

April 22, 2024

Germany Weighs $1.3 Billion Patriot Air-Defense System Purchase

Bloomberg Germany is looking at buying four additional Patriot missile-defense systems at a cost of as much as €1.2 billion

April 22, 2024

In Ukraine, the vote to renew U.S. aid was cheered. But unease for the future remains

NPR Lawmaker Oleksandra Ustinova, who leads the Ukrainian parliament’s committee on arms, spent months urging holdouts in the U.S. Congress

April 22, 2024

Japan Aircraft Scrambled Fewer Times in FY 2023 Compared to FY 2022

USNI News Japan Air Self-Defense Force aircraft scrambled fewer times against foreign aircraft during Fiscal Year 2023 compared to FY