Air defense top priority for Ukraine Contact Group amid leak revealing missile stockpiles running out

Air defense top priority for Ukraine Contact Group amid leak revealing missile stockpiles running out
Air defense top priority for Ukraine Contact Group amid leak revealing missile stockpiles running out

“Ukraine urgently needs our help to shield its citizens and infrastructure from Russia’s missile threat,” said US secretary of defense Lloyd Austin.

From Washington, Berlin and Paris, a sudden influx of armor bound for Ukraine

From Washington, Berlin and Paris, a sudden influx of armor bound for Ukraine
From Washington, Berlin and Paris, a sudden influx of armor bound for Ukraine

“This is a sign the three governments are managing escalation using a ‘boil the frog’ kind of strategy by gradually increasing support to Ukraine not through grand gestures but by adding different pieces of equipment, in intervals,” said analyst Ed Arnold.

Zelenskyy praises US plan to include ‘a’ Patriot battery in $1.9B weapons package

Zelenskyy praises US plan to include ‘a’ Patriot battery in $1.9B weapons package
Zelenskyy praises US plan to include ‘a’ Patriot battery in $1.9B weapons package

In an impassioned address to Congress, the Ukrainian president said US aid was an “investment in global security and democracy.”

Patriot missile system not a panacea for Ukraine, experts warn

Patriot missile system not a panacea for Ukraine, experts warn
Patriot missile system not a panacea for Ukraine, experts warn

“We need to be careful about these scarce precious assets,” said Tom Karako, a missile defense expert with the Center for Strategic and International Studies. “While we’re only sending one battery, once it’s there, it’s probably not going to come back.”

US to provide advanced combined arms training to Ukraine

US to provide advanced combined arms training to Ukraine
US to provide advanced combined arms training to Ukraine

About 500 Ukrainians will move through the new training course per month.

Domestic politics may lead Poland to reject Germany’s Patriot offer

Domestic politics may lead Poland to reject Germany’s Patriot offer
Domestic politics may lead Poland to reject Germany’s Patriot offer

“The right-wing government in Poland and its leading party PiS (Law and Justice) has been for years very critical of Germany’s policies in many respects — including in defense,” said Marek Świerczyński, a defense analyst at Polityka Insight.

State Department approves $5 billion in missile defense for UAE, Saudi Arabia

State Department approves $5 billion in missile defense for UAE, Saudi Arabia
State Department approves $5 billion in missile defense for UAE, Saudi Arabia

Any missile defense capabilities heading to the region are notable in the wake of a new agreement between Israel and a number of Arab nations around missile defense.

With hypersonic worries, lawmakers request reports on US missile defense

With hypersonic worries, lawmakers request reports on US missile defense
With hypersonic worries, lawmakers request reports on US missile defense

The draft legislation also requires DoD to submit an overarching strategy for defeating hypersonic missile threats using asymmetric capabilities, including directed energy, microwave systems, cyber and “any other capabilities.”

Poland moves to buy HIMARS, capping major May modernization push

Poland moves to buy HIMARS, capping major May modernization push
Poland moves to buy HIMARS, capping major May modernization push

Poland will seek as many as 500 HIMARS launchers, as well as moving forward with its Patriot program, according to the Ministry of Defense.

Poland Kicks Off Homegrown SHORAD System: Narew

Poland Kicks Off Homegrown SHORAD System: Narew
Poland Kicks Off Homegrown SHORAD System: Narew

The new system, which could cost between $12 and $17 billion, will be almost entirely homegrown – a major impact on Polish industry.

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How Raytheon Technologies uses modeling and simulation to prepare for UAS threats

Saudi Arabia Considering Israeli-Made Missile Defense Systems

Saudi Arabia Considering Israeli-Made Missile Defense Systems
Saudi Arabia Considering Israeli-Made Missile Defense Systems

Saudi “interest in the Israeli systems has reached a very practical phase,” per an Israeli source.

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Raytheon Readies LTAMDS Radar For Tests

Raytheon Readies LTAMDS Radar For Tests
Raytheon Readies LTAMDS Radar For Tests

Raytheon’s currently on contract for six of the Army’s next-gen radars, but just replacing every US Army Patriot radar — the current plan — would be 80-plus sales.

IBCS Defeats 2 Missiles in Flight – But 100s In Simulation

IBCS Defeats 2 Missiles in Flight – But 100s In Simulation
IBCS Defeats 2 Missiles in Flight – But 100s In Simulation

Thursday’s near-simultaneous intercept of a cruise missile and a ballistic missile was far from the hardest thing the IBCS battalion has done.