Air Defense & Missiles

4+ hour, 55+ min ago   (382+ words) The Ukrainian steelmaker Zaporizhstal, part of Metinvest Group, was targeted by four ballistic missiles on the night of September 12. The plant, which has been attacked for the third time in the past month, sustained critical damage to production and auxiliary…...

3+ hour, 40+ min ago   (832+ words) September 13, 2026 / 9:17 AM EDT / CBS News On the floor at Lockheed Martin's production facility in Camden, Arkansas, Tim Cahill, head of the company's missile division, showed "Sunday Morning" the latest model of the Patriot air defense missile, a state-of-the-art weapon designed…...

5+ hour, 24+ min ago   (223+ words) Only this week, Russia launched around 2,100 drones at Ukraine, nearly 1,700 guided aerial bombs, and 78 missiles of various types. This was reported by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. "Only this week, Russia launched about 2,100 drones at Ukraine. A significant portion of them…...

8+ hour ago   (106+ words) Ukraine is demanding the unconditional transfer of PAC-2 missiles for Patriot air defense systems from Greece. Operativ Media reports that this was stated by Ruslan Gorbenko, a member of the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada. According to Gorbenko, Greece demanded that Ukraine…...

5+ hour, 32+ min ago   (121+ words) Greece has demanded that Ukraine stop attacks on Greek tankers located in Russian ports. In exchange for this condition, Athens is reportedly ready to provide missiles for "Patriot" air defense systems. Modern.az reports that Ruslan Gorbenko, a deputy of…...

6+ hour, 54+ min ago   (316+ words) Russian forces launched approximately 2,100 strike drones, 78 missiles of various types, and nearly 1,700 guided aerial bombs against Ukraine over the past week, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Sunday, Sept. 13. Zelensky emphasized that a substantial portion of the unmanned aerial vehicles deployed…...

7+ hour, 51+ min ago   (380+ words) The European Union is considering funding the Ukrainian-European missile defense project Freyja. Andrius Kubilius, the EU Commissioner for Defence and Space, stated this on September 11, according to the Kyiv Post. The funding could be provided as part of a €90 billion…...

13+ hour, 57+ min ago   (336+ words) RAAF F/A-18F Super Hornet. (Credit: John Torcasio / Wikimedia Commons) Australia has declared initial operational capability for two long-range strike missiles carried by its F/A-18F Super Hornets, the Australian Department of Defense said in a release published on September 11, 2026. The declaration…...

8+ hour, 12+ min ago   (375+ words) Watching U.S. forces fire dozens of PAC-3 interceptors to repel Iranian ballistic missile attacks in a matter of minutes raises a critical question: how many of these missiles might the U.S. have left? In fact, the U.S. stockpiles of PAC-3 interceptors are far…...

4+ hour ago   (236+ words) A Russian drone struck a truck approximately 800 meters from the Polish border near the Yahodyn international border crossing point. This was reported by Major Dariusz Sienicki, spokesperson for the Nadbużański Division of the Polish Border Guard. comments to the Polish…...