Countries turn to Ukraine for help as Iran shows up their outdated air defenses
Ukraine gets window of opportunity to educate the world how to defend against the modern air war
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Ukraine sent drone experts to protect US bases in Jordan overnight. Last month, Kyiv destroyed 87% of Iranian-designed drones on its soil
A Patriot missile costs $3 million. A Shahed costs $50,000. Ukraine intercepted 57,000 Shaheds because it couldn't afford the math the Middle East uses.
The UAE asked for 5,000 interceptors, Qatar for 2,000 — and the reason every Gulf state is calling Ukraine is the same: Patriot isn’t enough
The obstacle to getting Ukrainian drones in the air quickly isn't production — it's the several months needed to train pilots.
One radar to rule them all: Ukraine’s CD-T10 spots everything from FPV drones to guided aerial bombs inside a 15 km dome
Already undergoing battlefield testing, the X-band system uses AI to distinguish real threats from birds by analyzing each contact's physical size, speed, and flight path — and feeds targeting data to anti-air crews.
US and Qatar want Ukraine’s Shahed killers. Zelenskyy wants Patriot missiles in return
Reuters reveals the three-way US-Qatar-UK pursuit of Ukraine's interceptor drone technology, with government-to-government talks underway and a British-Ukrainian joint factory potentially in line to supply.
Ukraine kept the F-16 missile shortage secret for months — sources say pilots were flying with rotary cannons as Russia ramped up winter strikes
The nearly month-long AIM-9 drought forced dangerous daytime-only sorties.
Two wars, one missile supply: Zelenskyy fears Iran conflict will starve Ukraine’s air defenses
Last year's Israel-Iran war already slowed deliveries. Zelenskyy worries it could happen again.
Not enough Patriot missiles to stop 60 Russian Iskanders a month. The Iran war is draining what’s left.
Ukraine's only defense against ballistic attacks became a whole lot harder to obtain
“The Air Force has started performing better”: Zelenskyy says restructured air defenses are delivering results
Over 30 missiles intercepted in latest wave, most targeting energy sector.
Russia’s Pantsir was guarding S-400 SAM system from drones in Crimea — Ukrainian drones destroyed them both in one night
Ukrainian SOF's Middle Strike unit knocked out the S-400's launcher, its 92N6E radar station, and auxiliary components using drones. The unit's rones also destroyed the Pantsir-S1 that covered the site from drone attack.
80% of Ukraine has no defense against Russian ballistic missiles, Zelenskyy says
Each system costs up to $2 billion, with interceptor missiles at $3 million apiece.
Ukraine hits Russian Bastion missile brigade in Crimea — system used in attack that killed civilian and put children in intensive care
Ukraine targets Bastion systems that fired Tsirkon reaching Kyiv in six minutes.
“We simply don’t have any left”: Germany has run out of air defense missiles for Ukraine, foreign minister says
Wadephul calls on European partners to step up as newly produced missiles go straight to front lines.
US, Dutch veterans reportedly join international F-16 squadron defending Kyiv, Ukrainian air force denies this
Foreign pilots are pros at using high-tech sensors used to detect and target Russian missiles
Franco-Italian next-generation SAMP/T system can help Ukraine counter Russia’s record number of ballistics. But production is too slow
Expert: Russia is "testing global air defense under combat conditions," seeking "gaps" with Zircons and ballistics.
$38bn, 35 Patriot missiles, long-range drones: What Ukraine got at Ramstein
Fedorov says most funding targets air defense and unmanned systems.
Ukraine creates new military branch to shield critical infrastructure from Russian air strikes
Commander-in-Chief Syrskyi outlines structural overhaul amid 100-200 daily Shahed attacks.
Ukraine is rewriting the world’s only playbook for stopping 800 drones a night
Focus likely to be on mobile fire groups, interceptors, and training
“There are no good hands anymore”: Training gaps erode Ukraine’s air defenses
Lack of training time prevents mobilized personnel from mastering air defense systems
Russia can launch up to 30 ballistic missiles against Ukraine in single salvo. Here’s why that changes everything for 2026
91 ballistic missiles in January was the record.