Air Defense News

May 16, 2023

U.K. Pledges ‘Hundreds’ of Long Range Air Defense Missiles to Ukraine

Newsweek The United Kingdom will send “hundreds” of both air defense missiles and long-range attack drones to Ukraine as Kyiv

May 11, 2023

Western weapons, experience harden Ukrainian air defenses against Russian onslaught

AP News By the time Kyiv residents hear the air-raid sirens signaling an imminent Russian attack, Ukraine’s air-defense units are

May 11, 2023

Turkey Rules Out Giving Ukraine S-400 Missiles, But Ankara Could Soon Offer Kyiv Another Air Defense System

Forbes Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has reaffirmed his country’s refusal to transfer its advanced long-range Russian-built S-400 air defense

May 4, 2023

Guard Soldiers provide short-range air defense at Exercise Balikatan

U.S. Army Press Release: “We are the eyes in the sky,” said U.S. Army Spc. Breanna Olivieri, a Mississippi Army

May 4, 2023

Now is the time to integrate Mideast air defenses

Defense News: In September 2019, a swarm of Iranian drones and cruise missiles temporarily took half of Saudi oil production offline.

May 1, 2023

Poland spends $3.1 billion on short-range air defense upgrades

Defense News: Poland’s Defence Ministry has awarded two contracts worth about 13 billion zloty (U.S. $3 billion) to boost the

April 19, 2023

Ukraine Downs 10 Shahed Drones During Overnight Odessa Assault

Newsweek Ukraine shot down 10 Iranian-made Shahed drones overnight as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) sparked a fire in Ukraine’s southern

April 14, 2023

Army short-range air defense laser prototypes take down drones at Yuma

Defense News: Downed drones littered the battlefield at Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona during a live-fire test of the Stryker-based Short-Range

April 14, 2023

Why Experts Are Growing Alarmed About Ukraine’s Air Defenses

Time Magazine: Ukraine’s air defense system may not be able to withhold the threat of Russian warplanes as early as

April 13, 2023

Ukraine Asks Spain for Air Defense, Weapons

The Defense Post Ukraine’s defense minister said Wednesday he had asked his Spanish counterpart to supply air defenses, including F-16