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11 January

Air

A gray Dassault Rafale fighter jet is seen flying above a sea of white clouds. It's equipped with what appears to be two missiles under the middle of its left wing, and a smaller one on its tip.

Indonesia Completes 42 Rafale Fighter Jet Order With France

Indonesia has signed a deal to buy 18 more Dassault Rafale fighter jets from France, completing a 2022 order for 42 of the planes.

10 January

Americas

Joe Saballa

A Year Later, Canada Yet to Send Promised Air Defense System to Ukraine: Report

Canada has yet to deliver NASAMS air defense systems to Ukraine a year after promising them to the war-ravaged nation, CBC News has reported.

9 January

War

Inder Singh Bisht

Ground-Launched ASRAAM Clocks Hit Rate of 90 Percent in Ukraine

A UK-delivered mobile air defense system that uses ASRAAM short-range air-to-air missile has achieved a strike rate of 90 percent in Ukraine.

9 January

War

Russian officials give a presentation of the Iskander M missile

Inder Singh Bisht

Russian Ballistic Missiles Render Ukraine Air Defense Less Effective

Moscow may intensify its procurement of ballistic missiles from abroad, as they have been more difficult to intercept.

8 January

Arms

A soldier wearing a camouflaged uniform appears to be demonstrating how to carry the Piorun portable missile launching system. He has the equipment resting on his right shoulder, pointing it to the upper left side of the image.

Juster Domingo

Estonia Receives Portable Air Defense Systems From Poland

Estonia has received Poland’s PPZR Piorun man-portable air-defense systems following a 103-million-euro arms deal.

4 January

Europe

Inder Singh Bisht

Lithuania Plans Mobile Air Defense System Procurement With Sweden

Lithuania has signed a joint procurement agreement with Sweden for a mobile short-range air defense system.

4 January

Americas

Joe Saballa

US Marine Corps Training 100 MQ-9 Reaper Pilots for Reconnaissance

The US Marine Corps is training 100 MQ-9 Reaper pilots to support the country’s reconnaissance.

4 January

Europe

A Ukrainian serviceman holds an anti-aircraft weapon as they scan for possible air targets, onboard a boat as it patrols the northwestern part of the Black Sea

Staff Writer With AFP

Ukraine’s Mobile Air Defenses Have Ammo for ‘Few More Attacks:’ Commander

Ukraine's mobile air defenses have enough ammunition for a few more attacks but then will need more Western aid, a senior military commander said.

3 January

Arms

Staff Writer With AFP

NATO to Buy 1,000 Patriot Missiles in Face of Russia Threat

NATO members in Europe have signed a contract for up to 1,000 Patriot missiles to bolster air defenses in the face of the threat from Russia.

3 January

Land

A Gepard anti-aircraft gun system is seen parked on the side of an asphalt road. The tank is painted with a dark green and brown camouflage. Its two gun barrels are pointed to the upper-left, angled at around 45 degrees. The background is a landscape of green-leaved trees.

Juster Domingo

Germany Sends Three More Gepard Anti-Aircraft Tanks to Ukraine

Germany has delivered three additional Gepard anti-aircraft guns to the Armed Forces of Ukraine as part of its latest military aid.

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