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Because here we are talking about whether it is possible to “overload” air defense with cheap ballistic missiles. During the World Defense Show in Riyadh, the command of the Royal Saudi Air Force said that in 2019, one of their Patriot SAM batteries was able to shoot down 6 ballistic missiles in 48 seconds, which […]
Romania conducted the first test of the MIM-104 Patriot missile defense system. There were some problems during the tests. The launches took place as part of the Patriot Spark 23 exercise, which aims to test the operation of the first PATRIOT air defense missile system that joined the Romanian Air Force in 2020, as well […]
Last week, the destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) shot down several missiles over the Red Sea. As it turned out, he was helped by the Patriot system. What is known The Houthis from Yemen, supported by Iran, fired missiles with a range of 2,000 kilometers and drones at Israel. In nine hours, the Arleigh Burke-class […]
On May 13, Ukrainian Air Force spokesman Yuriy Ihnat reported that five enemy air targets were shot down in the Bryansk region. As it turned out, Ukrainian air defense was involved in the incident. What is known The Ukrainian Air Force has published a video showing the calculation of the MIM-104 Patriot air defense system. […]
Despite the fact that Russia is planning a military coup, it has not forgotten to launch a missile strike against Ukraine. Moreover, it turned out to be the most powerful in the last few months. What is known The Russian Federation used ships and Tu-95MS and Tu-22M3 bombers. Ten strategic aviation aircraft launched 40 X-101 […]
The Ukrainian Air Force may be equipped with the latest Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) missile interceptors for MIM-104 Patriot air defense missile systems. This assumption is related to the features of the new military aid package, which will be officially announced in the near future. What is known Today it was […]
The day before, the White House disclosed the contents of another package of defense support worth 2.8 billion USD. It included 50 Bradley M2 BMPs. On January 5, Joseph Biden had a telephone conversation with Olaf Scholz. Later it turned out that the German chancellor promised the American president to transfer to Ukraine Marder BPM, […]
At the end of December, the United States of America announced a new military aid package for Ukraine, which included the Patriot anti-aircraft missile system. Currently, the Americans have begun preparing the air defense system for transfer. The information was shared by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, during a briefing for […]
According to Oksana Markarova, the Ambassador of Ukraine to the USA, after the visit of Volodymyr Zelenskyi to Washington, the US Congress intensified the decision-making process regarding assistance to Kyiv. In Ukraine, they are already working to ensure that the USA transfers as many Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems as possible. The Ambassador of Ukraine to […]