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New Ukrainian interceptor drone can reach 315 km/h

Ukrainian company OSIRIS AI has developed a new interceptor drone, the UEB-1, that can reach speeds of up to 315 kilometers per hour (196 mph) and uses artificial intelligence to track targets, Militarnyi reported on March 25.

26 March, 12:28 AM

Dozens of Russian drones hit targets in Ukraine amid massive overnight barrage

Russia attacked Ukraine with 147 Shahed, Gerbera, Italmaz, and other types of strike drones overnight, Air Force reported on March 25.

25 March, 09:45 AM

Russia still struggles to sustain non-stop Shahed launches

Russia has not been able to establish a steady daily tempo of Shahed kamikaze drone launches it had sought, Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) said on March 24.

25 March, 12:23 AM

Ukraine’s defense potential draws interest beyond Gulf states – Sybiha

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said the country’s unique defense capabilities are drawing strong international interest beyond the Gulf region, highlighting growing global attention to Ukraine’s military capabilities, he wrote on X on March 23.

23 March, 10:43 AM

Germany eases arms exports to Ukraine and Persian Gulf countries

Germany’s federal government has temporarily eased export procedures for air and naval defense military equipment, the Economy Ministry announced on March 20.

20 March, 10:35 PM

Middle Eastern countries can help Ukraine with air defense, Zelenskyy says

Middle Eastern countries can help shore up Ukraine’s missile defense in exchange for cost-effective counters to Iranian drone swarms, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on March 19.

20 March, 01:35 AM

Iran war exhausts missile stocks, Rheinmetall CEO warns

The global supply of weapons, particularly interceptor missiles for air defense systems, is dwindling due to the Iran war, CEO of German defense conglomerate Rheinmetall Armin Papperger said on March 19.

19 March, 11:16 PM

Ukraine hits Russian air defense repair site in Crimea

Ukraine’s defense forces struck a Russian innovation center of the Granit enterprise in occupied Crimea, targeting a facility involved in repairing and servicing Russian air defense systems, the General Staff said on March 19.

19 March, 04:52 PM

Russian drone debris damages SBU headquarters in Lviv

Russian drone debris caused damage to Ukraine’s SBU Security Service regional headquarters in Lviv late on March 18 after air defenses downed the UAV overhead, but no casualties were reported, according to regional governor Maksym Kozytskyy.

19 March, 10:46 AM

Drones strike key Russian air defense maintenance facility in occupied Sevastopol — video

Drones attacked an Almaz-Antey enterprise servicing Russian air defense systems in temporarily occupied Sevastopol overnight, the Crimean Wind monitoring Telegram channel reported on March 19.

19 March, 10:32 AM

Russia launches 100 drones, hitting six locations across Ukraine

Russia attacked Ukraine with 99 strike UAVs of the Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas, and other types — about 70 of them being Shaheds, the Air Force reported on March 11.

11 March, 10:33 AM

Ukraine supplied with only 600 Patriot missiles over four years of full-scale war

Over the four years of the full-scale war unleashed by Russia against Ukraine, Kyiv has received about 600 modern Patriot interceptor missiles from its Western allies, Ukrainian President advisor Dmytro Lytvyn said on March 9.

9 March, 10:50 AM

Russia deploys 140 UAVs against Ukraine overnight, 16 locations hit

Russian troops unleashed a mass nighttime barrage against Ukraine, launching over 140 drones, with 24 striking targets across 16 locations, Air Force reported on March 6.

6 March, 10:23 AM

How Kyiv's frontline expertise could save Middle Eastern airspace - video

Soldier of the unmanned systems battalion in the 59th Motorized Brigade, Unmanned Systems Forces, Serge Marko (Oleksandr Karpiuk), explained on Radio NV how Ukrainian experts will help shoot down Russian Shaheds.

5 March, 08:35 AM

Iranian drones a ‘challenge’ for U.S. air defenses, report says

The U.S. military considers Iranian Shahed drones a “challenge” and believes current U.S. air defenses cannot reliably intercept all of them, CNN reported on March 4, citing people who attended a closed congressional briefing on the matter.

5 March, 02:06 AM

Russia benefits militarily, economically from Iran war

The U.S.–Israeli war against Iran benefits Moscow in two ways: depleting Western stockpile of interceptors Ukraine desperately needs, and shoring up Russian finances through spiking oil prices, Russian journalist Mikhail Fishman told NV Radio on March 3.

4 March, 02:05 AM

Ukraine can easily spare officers to consult Middle East on countering Shahed UAVs, expert says

Dispatching a handful of military consultants to help Gulf states set up cost-effective counters to Iranian Shahed drones would not meaningfully impact Ukraine’s own air defense, Ukrainian veteran officer Yevhen Dykyi told NV on March 3.

3 March, 10:27 PM

127 Russian drones downed in overnight mass attack

Russian forces launched 136 attack drones at Ukraine overnight into March 3, with air defenses downing or suppressing 127, while five strikes hit targets and falling debris wounded four people, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported.

3 March, 10:50 AM

Iran launches ballistic missiles toward Israel

Israel detected ballistic missiles launched by Iran toward the country in response to an Israeli-U.S. strike, the Israel Defense Forces said on Feb. 28.

28 February, 11:23 AM

Ukraine boosts air defense, launches digital system to analyze Russian attacks

Ukraine’s Defense Ministry has introduced an After Action Review system to analyze every Russian attack and guide decisions to strengthen air defenses, Mykhailo Fedorov said at a briefing marking the first month of the ministry’s revamped team on Feb. 27.

27 February, 12:14 PM

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