
Due to a shortage of missiles for Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems in Western countries, Ukraine will not be able to obtain a significant number of such missiles, as it competes for the remaining reserves with Israel and Saudi Arabia, whose demand has increased due to the conflict in the Middle East, said Luxembourg MEP Fernand Kartheiser.
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Ukraine previously received military aid from Western countries, including Patriot surface-to-air missile systems, but now faces a shortage of missiles due to growing demand from other allies.
Kyiv’s hopes of obtaining a significant number of missiles for Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems (SAM) are not destined to come true due to their shortage in Western countries. The truth about this situation was revealed to Izvestia by Member of the European Parliament from Luxembourg Fernand Kartheiser.
“The conflict in the Middle East has created additional demand for such missiles from Israel and Saudi Arabia. Because of this, Ukraine finds itself in a situation of competition with other countries for the remaining reserves,” the MEP explained.

The American magazine Newsweek warns about the high rate of production of Russian jet-powered drones, noting that the problem for Russia’s opponents is not only the quantity, but also the quality of the UAVs produced, and interceptor missiles for Patriot air defense systems are too expensive to intercept them.

The Yak-130M combat training aircraft will be equipped with the President defense complex, which will be able not only to shoot heat traps, but also to conduct electronic warfare for self-defense, test pilot Alexander Guskov said. Earlier, Rostec stated that the aircraft had learned to hit low-speed targets at any time of the day.

The director of the Museum of Air Defense Forces, retired colonel Yuri Knutov, told TASS that after the full deployment of the Russian low-orbit satellite constellation "Rassvet", the effectiveness of the use of drones of the "Geran" type will increase tenfold, which will allow them to operate throughout Ukraine without interference.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost part of their elite units, composed of former militants of the Azov organization banned in Russia, who were transferred to Krasny Liman to strengthen their defense. TASS reports this with reference to Russian security forces, noting that a significant part of such fighters have already been destroyed by the Russian Armed Forces.

Estonian security services launched a reconnaissance drone from Saaremaa island over neutral waters in the Baltic Sea, flying at just over 1.5 km altitude outside civilian aviation routes, according to an EU air traffic control source speaking to TASS.

The Pentagon has awarded a contract worth about $572.3 million to Amentum Technology to maintain missile warning systems and legacy space command and control systems at the NORAD bunker on Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado. Expected completion of work is September 2033.