#Air Defense Systems
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-b2c599bb96f9ce8bf3026e53851062f5.png "Ukrainian defense officials participate in a virtual NATO-Ukraine Council meeting chaired by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. (Source: Ministry of Defence of Ukraine)")
-72b63a4e0c8c475ad81fe3eed3f63729.jpeg "Photo of Cyril Barabaltchouk")
-c439b7bd9030ecf9d5a4287dc361ba31.jpg "Photo of Katherina Popilnichenko")
![Live-fire tests of the Skyranger 35 air defense system mounted on a Leopard 1 tank chassis.]( "Live-fire tests of the Skyranger 35 air defense system mounted on a Leopard 1 tank chassis.")
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![Photo of Vlad Litnarovych]( "Photo of Vlad Litnarovych")
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- War in Ukraine
Ukraine has finally shown Rheinmetall’s cutting-edge Skyranger 35 in action—but the biggest surprise is not that the system has arrived. Footage released by the Ukrainian military suggests the powerful 35mm drone killer may have been quietly defending Ukrainian skies for months before its existence was publicly acknowledged.![Smoke rising from a Russian S-400 air defense system reportedly targeted in Sochi, September 4, 2026.]( "Smoke rising from a Russian S-400 air defense system reportedly targeted in Sochi, September 4, 2026.")
![M142 HIMARS launches a rocket. Illustrative image. (Source: Getty Images)]( "HIMARS Wipes Out Russian Air Defense Element, Video")
![A Polish Air Force Boeing 737-800 BBJ2 VIP transport aircraft named ''Ignacy Jan Paderewski,'' tail number 0112, flies with two KAI FA-50GF light combat aircraft, tail numbers 5009 and 5011. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Poland to Close Airspace Along Border to Safeguard Sky From Russian Threats")
![Police officers are searching a field at Leipzig/Halle Airport for evidence, following the drone incident on August 5. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Police officers are searching a field at Leipzig/Halle Airport for evidence, following the drone incident on August 5. (Source: Getty Images)")
![An IRIS-T SLS MK 4 short-range air defense system fires a missile during a demonstration in a forested training area.]( "An IRIS-T SLS MK 4 short-range air defense system fires a missile during a demonstration in a forested training area.")
