Air Defense News

May 30, 2024

NATO has only 5% of air defense assets needed to protect eastern flank

RBC Ukraine NATO is reported to possess only a small fraction of the necessary anti-aircraft resources to defend its Eastern

May 29, 2024

Ukraine Fires AIM-9X Sidewinder Missiles from NASAMS

The Aviationist Ukraine has begun using the AIM-9X Sidewinder AAM (Air-to-Air Missile) as a ground-launched AD (Air Defense) missile from

May 29, 2024

Sweden to donate $1.23 billion in military aid to Ukraine

AP News COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The Swedish government said Wednesday that it will donate 13 billion kronor ($1.23 billion)

May 29, 2024

Poland’s new East Shield plan mixes modern ISR with old-school physical barriers

Breaking Defense WARSAW — On May 18, Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk made the first mention of a program codenamed “East Shield,” a massive

May 29, 2024

Lithuania to Send Ukraine Radars Capable of Tracking Cruise Missiles

The Defense Post Lithuania will deliver six AMBER 1800 radar systems to Ukraine as part of the German-led air defense

May 28, 2024

Macron, Scholz Plan Joint Push to Boost European Air Defense

Bloomberg France and Germany are aiming to unveil plans this week for closer cooperation to strengthen Europe’s air defenses as they respond to

May 28, 2024

US lawmakers vow to bolster Taiwan’s defense with bipartisan visit days after China’s ‘punishment’ military drills

CNN US lawmakers vowed to bolster Taiwan’s deterrence against China on Monday during a bipartisan congressional visit to the self-governing democracy just days

May 28, 2024

Evolving drone and missile threats prompting Tokyo to rethink air defense

The Japan Times With neighboring countries such as China, Russia and North Korea adding hypersonic weapons and artificial intelligence-equipped drones

May 22, 2024

Radars and drone killers: Revamped Marine office hastens tech creation

Defense News The U.S. Marine Corps is developing new radars and leveraging its counter-drone systems as it looks to modernize

May 20, 2024

Ukraine Has 25% Of Needed Air Defence: Zelensky To AFP

Barron’s Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in an interview with AFP on Friday said his country needed over a hundred aircraft