
#air defense missiles
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![Russian R-37M long-range air-to-air missile attached to MiG-31 interceptor. (Photo: open source) Russian R-37M long-range air-to-air missile attached to MiG-31 interceptor. (Photo: open source)]()
![US Air Force F-16 fighter jet, equipped with six seven-round LAU-131/A pods adapted for use with APKWS missiles. (Source: US DoD) US Air Force F-16 fighter jet, equipped with six seven-round LAU-131/A pods adapted for use with APKWS missiles. (Source: US DoD)]()
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Ukrainian Air Force footage has, for the first time, revealed F-16 fighters intercepting Shahed-type attack drones using inexpensive APKWS II guided rockets, a development that could dramatically lower the cost of defending against large-scale drone attacks, according to reporting highlighted by Defense Express on February 18.![Guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) fires a Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) during a joint ballistic missile defense exercise (Source: Getty Images) Guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) fires a Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) during a joint ballistic missile defense exercise (Source: Getty Images)]()
![S-400 air defense system launchers. (Photo: open source) S-400 air defense system launchers. (Photo: open source)]()
![Ukrainian Patriot air defense system on a combat duty, summer of 2025. (Source: Ukrainian Air Forces) Ukrainian Patriot air defense system on a combat duty, summer of 2025. (Source: Ukrainian Air Forces)]()
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Ukraine is intercepting Russian ballistic missiles using just one Patriot interceptor per target—a high-risk tactic driven not by doctrine, but by a critical shortage of air-defense missiles as large-scale strikes continue.![Model of Shershen multi-caliber air defense system at the World Defense Show, February 2026. (Source: Militarnyi) Model of Shershen multi-caliber air defense system at the World Defense Show, February 2026. (Source: Militarnyi)]()


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