DefenceTalkUkraine’s Western backers will meet for a second day on Wednesday looking to speed up deliveries of ammunition and arms to Kyiv, which is also demanding fighter jets. After securing commitments for tanks, air defences and precision missiles, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has doubled down on his plea for Western aircraft. But allies meeting at […]https://www.defencetalk.com/ukraines-allies-work-to-keep-arms-flowing-79855/

DefenceTalkThe Defense Department today announced a new package of security assistance for Ukraine. This includes the authorization of a presidential drawdown of security assistance, valued at up to $425 million, as well as $1.75 billion in Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative funds. Today’s announcement includes critical air defense capabilities to help Ukraine defend its people as […]https://www.defencetalk.com/air-defense-systems-long-range-fires-capability-to-be-sent-to-ukraine-79841/

DefenceTalkThe Pentagon is finalizing plans to send Patriot missile batteries that can shoot down incoming missiles to Ukraine, US media reported Tuesday. As Russia has ramped up missile strikes on key Ukrainian infrastructure, the administration of President Joe Biden could announce the deployment as early as this week, US officials told The New York Times […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-plans-to-send-patriot-missiles-to-ukraine-media-79676/

DefenceTalkUS President Joe Biden on Monday promised to provide advanced air defense systems to Ukraine after Russian missiles rained down on the capital Kyiv and other cities, the White House said in a statement. Biden spoke to President Volodymyr Zelensky and “pledged to continue providing Ukraine with the support needed to defend itself, including advanced […]https://www.defencetalk.com/biden-promises-zelensky-advanced-air-defense-systems-79491/

DefenceTalkJoe Biden has promised to help Ukraine get air defense systems with a longer range than the shoulder-borne Stinger missiles already on the ground, but finding the powerful anti-missile batteries Ukraine’s military so urgently needs is proving easier said than done. The US president, who wants to support Ukraine militarily without entering into direct conflict […]https://www.defencetalk.com/boosting-ukraines-anti-air-batteries-proves-easier-said-than-done-78467/

DefenceTalkBritain will deploy its latest medium-range missile defence system in Poland, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace announced Thursday in Warsaw. Poland, which borders Ukraine, risks becoming a future target of Russian attacks after Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine on February 24. The Sky Sabre system will help Poland defend its airspace from Russian weapons. “As a NATO […]https://www.defencetalk.com/britain-to-deploy-missile-defence-system-in-poland-78445/

DefenceTalkSlovakia said Thursday it was willing to provide its Russian-made S-300 anti-aircraft missile system to Ukraine but only on the condition that it receive a substitute to avoid a NATO security gap. “We’ve been in discussion with the United States, with Ukraine and also with other allies on the possibility to deploy or to send […]https://www.defencetalk.com/slovakia-sets-terms-for-sending-s-300s-to-ukraine-78442/

DefenceTalkThe United States has sent two Patriot surface-to-air missile batteries to Poland to defend against any “potential threat” to US or NATO forces in the alliance’s territory, a senior Pentagon official said Wednesday, as Russia’s war in Ukraine grinds on. The missile batteries, normally stationed in Germany, were repositioned at Poland’s “invitation,” the official said […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-sends-two-patriot-missile-batteries-to-poland-pentagon-78358/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkThe North American Aerospace Defense Command will conduct Falcon Virgo, a routine air defense exercise, on Thursday, January 14, through Friday, January 15, and again on Monday, January 25, through Tuesday, January 26, between midnight and 5:30 a.m. EST each day in the National Capital Region. Aircraft participating in the flight exercise include Air Force […]https://www.defencetalk.com/norad-air-defense-exercise-planned-for-national-capital-region-76669/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkThe Czech Ministry of Defense has Informed the Israel Ministry of Defense of its Decision to Equip its Military with an Israeli Air Defense System Produced by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems. Defense Minister, Benny Gantz: “We thank the Czech government for their partnership and for the decision to equip their military with Israeli air defense […]https://www.defencetalk.com/czech-republic-chooses-rafaels-spyder-air-defense-system-76457/