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Ukraine War

NATO Must Now Make a Choice It Cannot Make: Arm Kyiv or Keep Its Own Shelves Stocked, Because There Are Not Enough for Both

Isaac Seitz reports that open-source estimates put Kyiv's success rate against Iskander-M missiles at fewer than one in twenty, citing a shortage of PAC-3...

Isaac Seitz6 days ago

President Donald Trump participates in a Kennedy Center Board Meeting, Monday, March 17, 2025, at the John F. Kennedy Center Performing Arts Center in Washington, D.C. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

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Trump Just Went From ‘That’s Pretty Cool’ to ‘Not Sure’ on Letting Ukraine Build Patriots — as Kyiv Stops 1 of 9 Ballistic Missiles

Even if the license comes through, Patriots wouldn't roll off Ukrainian lines for 18 to 24 months — and with America burning through interceptors...

Steve BalestrieriJuly 31, 2026

KOROR, Palau — A Patriot Advanced Capability 2 Interceptor missile is fired from an M903 Patriot Launching Station assigned to Battery D, 1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment during the patriot live fire portion of Exercise Tenacious Archer 25 on Aug. 21, 2025. Exercise Tenacious Archer 25 is a training event designed to build interoperability, capacity, and relationships that deter aggression and promote peace through strength. The exercise sharpens the brigade’s ability to operate across multiple domains, reinforcing U.S. Army Pacific’s commitment to regional security and stability.(U.S. Army photo by Capt. Frank Spatt)

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Trump Just Got Handed a New Problem: The Missiles He Spent on Iran Are the Very Ones the Pacific Was Counting On

A new CSIS analysis puts American air defense stocks below a thousand missiles, down from more than two thousand before the war with Iran....

Jack BuckbyJuly 29, 2026

President Donald J. Trump signs executive orders alongside Utah Governor Spencer Cox and members of the Utah congressional delegation in the Oval Office, Monday, July 13, 2026. (Official White House Photo by Molly Riley)

The Treaty

Well This Is Strange: The US Military Ran Out Targets to Hit in the Iran War (And Low on Missile Defenses)

Trump postponed an offensive that the Journal says could have run up to two weeks, with advisers citing exhausted target sets and shrinking air-defense...

Harry J. KazianisJuly 26, 2026

Zelensky Speaking in UK Ukraine Government Photo

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It’s the Middle of July, and Zelensky Is Already Counting Missiles for Winter — He Says Ukraine Needs Exactly 300

Zelenskyy says Ukraine needs 100 Patriot missiles a month — 300 total — to get through winter, as ten nations including the UK, France,...

Stephen SilverJuly 14, 2026

The Army test fires a Patriot missile in a recent test. The Patriot missile system is a ground-based, mobile missile defense interceptor deployed by the United States to detect, track and engage unmanned aerial vehicles, cruise missiles, and short-range and tactical ballistic missiles. Patriot, along with other missile defense systems, are included in the Army Air and Missile Defense 2028, which provides the Army’s overarching vision for the AMD force, describes how the AMD force is postured to support the Army and joint forces, and articulates what must be accomplished to achieve the 2028 desired end state of preventing and defeating adversary air and missile attacks through a combination of deterrence, active and passive defense, and support to attack operations. (U.S. Army photo)

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Trump Just Promised Ukraine a License to Build Patriot Missiles — Without Telling the Company That Makes Them First

Russia's July 5-6 barrage on Kyiv saw 419 drones and missiles launched — and not one of the 29 ballistic and anti-ship weapons was...

Reuben JohnsonJuly 10, 2026

Ukraine War

Kyiv’s Missile Shield Just Hit Zero: Ukraine Couldn’t Intercept a Single Russian Ballistic Missile — Its Patriot Arsenal Is Nearly Spent

Ukraine failed to intercept any of the Russian ballistic missiles fired at Kyiv on July 6 because its stock of Patriot PAC-3 interceptors is...

Reuben JohnsonJuly 7, 2026

Ukraine War

Something Hit Near Moscow That Was Too Big and Too Fast to Be a Drone — and Russia Quietly Deleted Its Own Statement About It

There continues to be confusion about just what weapon Ukraine fired at Moscow on Tuesday, 30 June, during a missile alert. Russia’s Defense Ministry (MoD)...

Reuben JohnsonJuly 4, 2026

Ukraine War

Putin Has a New Military Problem: Ukraine Could Build Patriot Missile Defense Systems to Knock Out Russian Missiles

As Russia overwhelms Ukraine's air defenses with ever-bigger barrages, Ukraine wants to build America's best Patriot interceptor itself — and Zelensky says Trump "responded...

Reuben JohnsonJune 18, 2026

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Ukraine War

NATO Must Now Make a Choice It Cannot Make: Arm Kyiv or Keep Its Own Shelves Stocked, Because There Are Not Enough for Both

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Trump Just Went From ‘That’s Pretty Cool’ to ‘Not Sure’ on Letting Ukraine Build Patriots — as Kyiv Stops 1 of 9 Ballistic Missiles

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Trump Just Got Handed a New Problem: The Missiles He Spent on Iran Are the Very Ones the Pacific Was Counting On

The Treaty

Well This Is Strange: The US Military Ran Out Targets to Hit in the Iran War (And Low on Missile Defenses)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

It’s the Middle of July, and Zelensky Is Already Counting Missiles for Winter — He Says Ukraine Needs Exactly 300

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Trump Just Promised Ukraine a License to Build Patriot Missiles — Without Telling the Company That Makes Them First

Ukraine War

Kyiv’s Missile Shield Just Hit Zero: Ukraine Couldn’t Intercept a Single Russian Ballistic Missile — Its Patriot Arsenal Is Nearly Spent

Ukraine War

Something Hit Near Moscow That Was Too Big and Too Fast to Be a Drone — and Russia Quietly Deleted Its Own Statement About It

Ukraine War

Putin Has a New Military Problem: Ukraine Could Build Patriot Missile Defense Systems to Knock Out Russian Missiles

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