https://united24media.com/latest-news/ukraine-strikes-russian-ammo-depots-fuel-storage-and-air-defense-in-occupied-luhansk-and-donetsk-14100
Dec 8, 2025 - Ukrainian Defense Forces struck key Russian military sites on December 8, targeting logistics and combat capabilities in occupied territories.
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https://en.defence-ua.com/news/us_launches_operation_against_venezuela_caracas_under_attack_russian_air_defense_systems_neutralized_landing_underway-17034.html
First footage from Caracas suggests that russian deliveries of additional air defense systems and other air defense assets to Venezuela have not helped at all
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https://dailycaller.com/2026/01/04/maduro-iran-air-defense-capture-venezuela/
Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro boasted about his country's defensive capabilities just days before U.S. forces captured him in a dramatic overnight raid.
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https://sputniknews.in/20260217/russian-air-defense-destroys-151-ukrainian-drones-overnight-mod-10490060.html
Russian air defense alert systems shot down 151 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions overnight, the Russian Ministry of Defense said. 17.02.2026, Sputnik India
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https://breakingdefense.com/2025/09/turkeys-aselsan-inks-1-9b-deal-with-military-for-air-defense-systems/
Sep 11, 2025 - During a visit by Breaking Defense to Aselsan facilities in late August, the company displayed 47 vehicle-based air defense systems that had been formally...
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https://breakingdefense.com/2025/03/boeing-wins-sixth-gen-fighter-ngad-air-force-lockheed-loss-trump-hegseth/
Sep 17, 2025 - Boeing's selection to produce the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter is a game-changer for the company's challenged defense arm.
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https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-greece-on-verge-of-35b-deal-for-israeli-air-defense-systems-1001527959
Israel Aerospace Industries CEO Boaz Levy: Interest in the Barak MX is not confined to Greece.
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https://sputnikglobe.com/20260219/russian-air-defense-shoot-ukrainian-storage-facilities-and-energy-infrastructure---1123657012.html
Russian air defense systems shot down two guided aerial bombs, 10 HIMARS shells, and 301 UAVs of the Ukrainian armed forces, while Russian troops hit a fuel...
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https://sonna.so/en/somali-air-force-strikes-have-severely-weakened-the-enemy-defense-minister/
Mogadishu, (SONNA) – The Minister of Defense of the Federal Government of Somalia, H.E Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur highlighted the growing role of the Somali Air...
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https://breakingdefense.com/2025/10/anduril-drone-wingman-prototype-makes-first-flight-air-force-says/
Oct 31, 2025 - The tech startup’s YFQ-44A is the second of two drone prototypes to take flight under the Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft program.
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https://dimdex.com/News/joint-air-defense-exercise-sharpens-skills-strengthens-partnerships/
Dec 9, 2019 - AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar (AFNS) — Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen of U.S. Central Command worked together with regional partners to conduct Joint Air...
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https://breakingdefense.com/2024/03/poland-signs-2-5b-air-defense-battle-system-deal-plans-new-fleet-of-light-recon-vehicles/
Sep 18, 2025 - Warsaw continues its defense spending spree in back-to-back signings.
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https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/capabilities/missile-defense.html
Shooting a missile down with a missile was once a concept only dreamed up in science fiction novels. We’ve made it scientific fact.
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https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/defense-web-tv/top-global-defense-news-of-the-week-land-air-and-sea-highlights-november-10-15-2025
Top Global Defense News of the Week: Land, Air, and Sea Highlights – November 10–15, 2025
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https://breakingdefense.com/2025/10/lasers-and-ai-inside-rafaels-vision-of-israels-future-air-defense/
Oct 22, 2025 - Yoav Tourgeman, the CEO and president of Rafael, told Breaking Defense that he's not concerned about sales to Europe being heavily impacted by politics.
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https://playgama.com/game/air-defense--base
Nov 12, 2025 - Experience the thrill of Air Defense - Base online game unblocked on Playgama! 🎮 Enjoy a seamless, no-download, no-registration gaming adventure on desktop,...
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https://techcrunch.com/podcast/from-air-force-officer-to-space-defense-ceo-why-even-rogers-left-to-build-weapons-for-orbit/
Nov 6, 2025 - True Anomaly CEO Even Rogers joins Equity to explore the emerging business of space defense and why the U.S. is playing catch-up.
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https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-secures-1-4-billion-defense-agreements-with-germany/
Dec 18, 2025 - Kyiv has signed several new defense agreements with Berlin totaling 1.2 billion euros ($1.4 billion), Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal announced on Dec. 17, a...
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https://theaircurrent.com/airflow/
Dec 1, 2025 - Welcome to TAC/Airflow powered by Hype.aero. Airflow is an advanced AI-based news gathering service that intelligently catalogs reporting from the world of...
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https://missilethreat.csis.org/system/russian-air-defense/
Aug 3, 2021 - During the Cold War, the Soviet Union invested heavily in its air defense systems. As a result, Russia now possesses some of the most advanced air and missile...
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https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/security-aviation/2025-12-02/ty-article/.premium/thailands-air-force-to-purchase-israeli-air-defense-system-in-107-million-deal/0000019a-dedd-d6ad-a9fe-dfff34800000
Dec 2, 2025 - The Barak MX Air Defense System, Which Can Intercept Threats Such as Aircraft, Drones, Cruise Missiles and Ballistic Missiles at Ranges of Up to 150...
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https://worldisraelnews.com/israel-delivers-the-first-operational-laser-air-defense-system-in-history/
Dec 28, 2025 - According to defense officials, the system has already proven itself in an extensive series of trials, successfully intercepting multiple types of aerial...
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https://www.eurasiantimes.com/japan-defies-china-missiles-already-on-yonaguni-electronic/
Dec 9, 2025 - Japan is reportedly planning to deploy an electronic warfare (EW) air defense unit near Taiwan that could further ignite tensions between Beijing and Tokyo....
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https://www.army.mil/article/286677/us_army_tests_laser_weapons_aiming_at_a_future_of_energy_based_air_defense
FORT SILL, Okla. — In the rolling plains of Oklahoma, the U.S. Army is taking aim at the future of air defense, and it’s powered by lasers. Recently at...
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https://breakingdefense.com/2025/12/air-force-buying-two-lufthansa-747s-for-delayed-air-force-one-program/
Dec 17, 2025 - The service is spending $400 million on the pair of jumbo jets for training and spares.
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https://breakingdefense.com/2025/12/cca-round-2-air-force-picks-9-vendors-for-next-batch-of-drone-wingmen/
Dec 20, 2025 - The designs selected for the next group of Collaborative Combat Aircraft represent a “broad spectrum” of concepts, which will be narrowed down at a later...
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https://www.edrmagazine.eu/hanwha-aerospace-awarded-l-sam-contract-to-bolster-koreas-long-range-air-and-missile-defense
Nov 28, 2025 - Nov 28, 2025 — Hanwha Aerospace has signed a KRW 705 billion($ 482 million) contract with the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA)
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https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-update-2025-11-28/
Nov 28, 2025 - Live coverage of Russia’s war against Ukraine with breaking news and frontline updates, updated 9 times today. Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces took...
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https://breakingdefense.com/2025/12/snc-applied-intuition-team-up-for-air-defense/
Dec 3, 2025 - The partnership will chiefly focus on missile defense and counter-drone operations, using Applied Intuition’s software for vehicle autonomy among other...
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https://united24media.com/latest-news/ukraines-drones-wipe-out-60-million-in-russian-air-defense-systems-in-just-three-days-13860
Nov 28, 2025
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https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/4076696-military-intercepts-shahed-drone-equipped-with-manportable-air-defense-system.html
Fighters of the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces have intercepted a Russian attack drone equipped with a man-portable air defense system...
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https://www.missiledefenseadvocacy.org/missile-threat-and-proliferation/todays-missile-threat/russia/russia-anti-access-area-denial/s-300p-air-and-missile-defense-system/
Apr 28, 2020
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https://taskandpurpose.com/news/navy-missiles-red-sea/
Mar 5, 2025 - The Navy has burned through costly missiles, some with a price tag of $28.7 million. So, it has turned to 5-inch gun rounds to down drones.
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https://interestingengineering.com/military/italy-leonardo-michelangelo-dome-air-defense
Nov 28, 2025 - Leonardo has presented the plans for the Michelangelo Dome air defense system to top Italian army officials.
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https://asiatimes.com/2025/10/turkey-bangladesh-air-defense-deal-jolts-south-asias-skies/
Oct 21, 2025 - One of South Asia’s most significant strategic recalibrations is quietly unfolding in Bangladesh. A landmark defense deal with Turkey is in its final
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https://sputnikglobe.com/20260220/air-defenses-shot-down-149-ukrainian-drones-overnight---russian-defense-ministry-1123662686.html
Russia's air defenses shot down 149 Ukrainian drones overnight, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.
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https://breakingdefense.com/2025/12/how-a-mid-tier-landed-the-air-forces-doomsday-plane/
Dec 11, 2025 - From SAOC to other programs, open architecture and government-owned data cut sustainment costs and speed modernization.
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https://www.ynetnews.com/magazine/article/r11alnlwbg
Within weeks, Israel will field its first operational high-powered laser batteries, adding a cheap, rapid answer to drones, UAVs and rockets; developed in deep...
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https://smallwarsjournal.com/2025/10/13/greenland-missile-defense-strategy/
Oct 13, 2025 - Greenland is becoming central to U.S. and NATO missile defense. This article explores tactical and strategic considerations for protecting Arctic radar sites,...
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https://sputniknews.in/20260219/russian-air-defense-destroys-113-ukrainian-drones-last-night-mod-10500148.html
The Russian air defense intercepted and destroyed 113 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions last night, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday....
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https://theaircurrent.com/defense/airbus-strengthening-ties-defense-unicorn-quantum-systems/
Jul 1, 2025 - Quantum builds on experience in Ukraine to augment Airbus’s command-and-control solutions
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https://www.thedefensenews.com/news-details/Sweden-Demonstrates-Upgraded-RBS-70-Air-Defense-System-During-Live-Fire-Drills-on-Gotland/
On Gotland a strategically important island in the Baltic Sea the Swedish Armed Forces recently conducted an intensive live-fire exercise featuring the...
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https://breakingdefense.com/2025/11/the-time-to-move-icbms-from-the-air-force-to-the-army-is-now/
Nov 20, 2025 - Todd Harrison of the American Enterprise Institute explains in this op-ed why now is the right time to move the ICBM enterprise from the Air Force to the Army.
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https://www.executivegov.com/articles/saics-vincent-difronzo-2024-air-defense-summit
Jul 1, 2024 - SAIC's Vincent DiFronzo will discuss technology and defense strategies as the keynote speaker at the 2024 Air Defense Summit.
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https://en.defence-ua.com/news/due_to_a_shortage_of_air_defense_assets_russias_strategic_nuclear_facilities_remain_vulnerable-16580.html
Ukrainian partisans conducted reconnaissance of a strategic nuclear military unit in the Ivanovo region, russia
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https://breakingdefense.com/2025/08/army-seeks-tech-to-dominate-drone-filled-air-ground-littoral-domain/
Aug 19, 2025 - The solicitation is broad-ranging, calling for tech for use in eight "capability focus areas," from unmanned mine-clearers to "drone swarm or...
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https://breakingdefense.com/2025/12/air-force-poised-to-retake-looking-glass-mission-from-navy/
Dec 12, 2025 - The move would once again make it the Air Force’s responsibility to maintain airborne command posts capable of launching nuclear ICBMs.
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https://missilethreat.csis.org/system/air-defense/
May 20, 2021 - While the air defense mission traditionally emphasized defense against aircraft, the distinction between air and missile defense has blurred as states field...
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https://breakingdefense.com/2025/11/lockheed-germanys-diehl-team-up-to-combine-maritime-air-defense-tech/
Nov 20, 2025 - A Lockheed Martin exec described the new partnership as a “win-win” for both companies and, the firms hope, navies around the world.
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https://www.isc2.org/insights/2025/10/ai-workflow-shift-in-the-defense-industrial-base
#CybersecurityAwarenessMonth - Allen Westley, CISSP, explains how rapid IT and cybersecurity shifts in defense environments are redefining the roles of...
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https://breakingdefense.com/2025/12/air-force-cyber-resilience-in-focus/
Dec 22, 2025 - Cyber resilience has become a frontline mission for the US military. Breaking Defense’s new eBook rounds up key reporting from the 2025 Alamo ACE conference...
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https://news.northropgrumman.com/partnerships/Northrop-Grumman-and-MBDA-in-Germany-Sign-MOU-to-Strengthen-German-Air-and-Missile-Defense-Capabilities
BERLIN, Germany – Nov. 19, 2025 – Northrop Grumman and MBDA in Germany have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to enhance Germany’s air and...
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https://breakingdefense.com/2025/12/thailand-to-acquire-israels-iai-barak-mx-air-defense-system/
Dec 4, 2025 - IAI President and CEO Boaz Levy called the deal a "significant milestone for IAI in East Asia, with Thailand being a key and influential country in the...
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https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2020/09/air-force-wants-data-science-ecosystems-shorten-ooda-loops/168895/
The AF Research Lab is looking for ways to deal with the rising ocean of surveillance video and other sensor data.
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https://breakingdefense.com/2024/04/air-force-picks-anduril-general-atomics-for-next-round-of-cca-work/
Sep 18, 2025 - The two vendors emerged successful from an original pool of five and are expected to carry their drone designs through a prototyping phase that will build and...
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https://united24media.com/latest-news/ukraine-confirms-shooting-down-russian-su-warplane-using-sampt-air-defense-6626
Mar 11, 2025 - A Russian Su military aircraft was intercepted by the SAMP/T system during the ongoing war in Ukraine, as confirmed by Air Force Command’s Yurii Ihnat.
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https://www.burnsmcd.com/services/federal-military/department-of-defense/air-force-air-force-reserve
We have decades of experience working with the Air Force and Air Force Reserve, including support of the KC-46A program at four installations.
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https://www.rferl.org/a/serbia-china-military-cooperation-drones-air-defense-security/33626646.html
Jan 7, 2026 - Amid growing tensions between global powers and continued instability in the Western Balkans, Serbia has intensified its military cooperation with China,...
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https://missilethreat.csis.org/system/israeli/
Aug 3, 2021 - Israel deploys a layered air and missile defense architecture built to counter a wide variety of air and missile threats emanating from state and non-state...
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https://breakingdefense.com/2025/04/whos-who-in-defense-rob-wittman-chairman-hascs-tactical-air-and-land-forces-subcommittee-tal/
Sep 12, 2025 - Wittman chairs the Tactical Air & Land Forces (TAL) Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee, which has primary jurisdiction over ammunition...
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https://breakingdefense.com/2025/12/air-force-mostly-ditches-biden-era-reoptimization/
Dec 3, 2025 - New leadership under the Trump administration has opted to kill key organizational changes sought by former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall, leaving just a...
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https://en.defence-ua.com/news/ukraines_drone_forces_inflict_60_million_blow_to_russias_air_defense_network_video-16641.html
russian Buk-M1, Buk-M2 and Tor-M2 systems were damaged in a precision drone operation carried out by Ukraine's Nemesis Regiment and special operations...
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https://www.afcea.org/signal-media/darpa-partners-cubic-defense-air-combat-evolution-program
Initiative seeks to garner trust in combat autonomy.
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https://theaircurrent.com/industry-strategy/archer-afwerx-faa-delays-evtol/
Sep 8, 2024 - With a leaderless FAA complicating their path to commercial operations, U.S. eVTOL developers are placing more weight on military and government applications.
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https://www.militaryaerospace.com/sensors/article/55340254/raytheon-technologies-corp-rtx-raytheon-to-build-command-and-control-and-radar-for-patriot-missile-air-defense-batteries
Patriot, an acronym for Phased Array Tracking Radar to Intercept on Target, is designed to defeat tactical ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and aircraft.
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https://maximus.com/news-and-events/maximus-air-force-cyber-rapid-capability
Maximus awarded new Air Force Cyber Command & Control (JCC2) Readiness contract
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https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/security-aviation/2025-05-30/ty-article/.premium/israel-confirms-first-use-of-laser-air-defense-what-it-is-and-how-it-works/00000197-2158-d97f-afb7-65dcd2a00000
May 30, 2025 - Israel Has Unveiled the First-ever Operational Use of Laser Air Defense Systems During the War With Hamas and Hezbollah, Marking a Significant Shift in Missile...
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