Romania bolsters defences to stop Ukraine war crossing NATO threshold
By Luiza Ilie BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romania is moving air defences closer to its Danube villages across the river from Ukraine where Russian drones have been attacking grain facilities, and is adding…
Russian drones kill two, Ukraine’s Zelenskiy seeks better air defences
KYIV (Reuters) -A Russian drone attack killed at least two people and injured 19 in the northern Ukrainian city of Sumy on Monday, prompting President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to call for a major…
Ukraine builds layered air defences as Russia ramps up strikes
By Tom Balmforth NEAR KYIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – At a glance on a clear summer’s afternoon, the U.S.-made Avenger air defence system is barely visible in the shadow of trees at the…
Ukraine says Russian drones downed over Kyiv, Odesa university campus hit
(Reuters) -Russia fired two dozen combat drones at Ukraine early on Thursday, striking a university campus in the Black Sea city of Odesa and attacking the capital Kyiv for the third time…
Russia plans air defence reform, to bolster defences near Finland – commander
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia plans to overhaul its air defence forces after gaining new experience in the war in Ukraine and will also bolster its air defences to counter Finland’s accession to…
Russia boosts defences near Japan, accuses US of expanding Asia-Pacific presence
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Wednesday that a division of its Bastion coastal defence missile systems had been deployed to Paramushir, one of the Kuril islands in the north Pacific, some…
Germany asks Sweden for launchers to boost IRIS-T air defences for Ukraine: Spiegel
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany is talking to the Swedish government about buying mobile launchers that would boost the capabilities of IRIS-T air defence systems that Berlin is planning to send to Ukraine,…
Analysis-North Korea’s other missiles: Salvaged debris shines light on aging air defences
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) – The recovery of a Soviet-era anti-aircraft missile after a recent North Korean launch shows the age of the nuclear-armed country’s air defences – systems and aircraft…
Flurry of North Korean launches demonstrates complexity of missile defences
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s barrage of missiles this week was a vivid illustration of how tracking and intercepting waves of missiles at different altitudes and trajectories is a…
Analysis-Indonesia’s defences start crumbling against relentless dollar
By Rae Wee and Summer Zhen SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Indonesia’s currency is tumbling and foreign money in its bond markets is heading for the exits, stoking fears that Southeast Asia’s largest economy…
Ukraine presses Europe on air defences, seeks Russia’s isolation
KYIV (Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy made a new plea to Western partners to help beef up Ukraine’s air defences on Thursday and called for further steps to isolate Russia. In comments delivered…
Analysis-Exposed Europe steps up energy defences after Nord Stream ‘sabotage’
By Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) – Major leaks blamed on sabotage on the subsea Nord Stream gas pipelines from Russia to Europe have put governments from Oslo to Rome on high alert…
Russia steps up attacks with Iranian drones, Ukraine plans defences – officials
By Max Hunder and Tom Balmforth KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s president and security chiefs met on Monday to plan ways to counteract Russia’s use of “new types of weapons” after Moscow stepped…
U.S. military increases surveillance, missile defences after N.Korea launches
By Josh Smith SEOUL – The U.S. military has increased surveillance and reconnaissance collection in the Yellow Sea and heightened its ballistic missile defence readiness after a “significant increase” in North Korean…
Arms industry eyes boost as Europe looks to bolster defences
By Alexander Cornwell RIYADH – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has catapulted defence spending up the political agenda in Europe and could herald a new era of purchases led by Germany, according to…
From cyber attacks to bomb shelters, boxer-turned-mayor Klitschko readies Kyiv’s defences
By Felix Hoske KYIV – In his mayoral office, former heavyweight boxing champion Vitaly Klitschko waves a stylus pen at a screen on the wall – allowing him to monitor Kyiv’s electricity…
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