President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's announcement offers the first confirmation that a small batch of F-16s delivered to Ukraine in July are flying combat missions.
The Netherlands has signed an order with Robin Radar Systems for sensors to detect small UAS and plans to donate them to Ukraine to bolster air defense.
Germany acquired the IRIS-T SLM last year as part of a wider push to bolster its air and missile defenses in response to Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
The Biden administration’s directive to move Ukraine to the front of the line for the interceptors has been understood by other international customers.
Ukraine is transitioning to the “correct side of the cost curve” in its ongoing battle to deal with Russian one-way attack UAS, a senior USAF official says.
More than half of the alliance’s member nations rallied at the annual summit to commit to harnessing satellite-derived data collection over the next five years.
