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Analysts of the Institute for the Study of War compared the air defense capabilities and capabilities to repel enemy attacks of Ukraine and Israel. According to analysts, about 170 Shahed-136/131 drones, 30 cruise missiles, and 120 ballistic missiles were fired at Israel. At the same time, the Russian occupiers are experimenting with cruise and ballistic […]
Poland’s Deputy Foreign Minister Andrzej Shejna said that the North Atlantic Alliance (NATO) is considering an action plan to intercept Russian missiles approaching the borders of member states. In his press statement, Sheyna noted that the alliance is analyzing various strategies, including the possibility of shooting down missiles flying in the direction of NATO, provided […]
Since the start of the full-scale invasion, Ukrainian air defense has shot down more than 2,000 Russian cruise and ballistic missiles. This was reported by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine on the social network X on Monday, March 25. “This is the result of the titanic work of the Ukrainian air defense system. Modern […]
In the third year of a full-scale war, Polish officials cannot figure out who is responsible for responding to the appearance of a Russian warhead on Polish territory, journalists of the Defence24 portal have reported. Former Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak was not sincere when he said in December 2022 that no Russian X-55 missile […]
On the night of March 17, the enemy once again attacked Ukraine with drones. The Air Force demonstrated the work of air defense in the southern direction. The video was posted on the Telegram channel by Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk. The published footage shows mobile fire teams destroying an enemy “shahed” in the sky […]
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico expressed concern over Italy’s decision to withdraw its SAMP/T air defense system from the Malacky-Kucina military base for redeployment to another location. The SAMP/T system was provided by official Rome last year to replace the American Patriot system, which the previous Slovak government had transferred to the Armed Forces of […]
The United States has completed field tests of the powerful CHIMERA microwave antenna system for neutralizing airborne targets. The test was conducted by Raytheon in cooperation with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). The CHIMERA high-power microwave system is designed to protect military installations from medium- and long-range airborne threats. During the tests, CHIMERA hit […]
BAE Systems has successfully tested an air defense system based on the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV). The company announced this on its website. The air defense system installed on the AMPV is primarily designed to combat unmanned aerial vehicles (C-UAS). The test in realistic scenarios took place at the Big Sandy test site in Kingman, […]
The project to create the Nah- and Nächstbereichsschutz air defense system, which is difficult to classify in the usual criteria, was approved despite a fivefold increase in the budget, but this is the price for the strategic mistake of 2005, when all MIM-23 Hawk, Gepard and Roland were cut without replacement. The development of a […]
The combination of the twin automatic gun ZU-23-2 with the M113 armored personnel carrier led to the creation of a mobile air defense systemcapable of engaging air targets such as low-flying aircraft, helicopters and drones, as well as serving as an infantry support vehicle. ZU-23-2, an anti-aircraft double-barreled automatic gun designed to engage low-flying air […]