#Air Defense Systems
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![Ukraine's mixed anti-drone approach offers valuable lessons to partners]( "Mobile fire group with MANPAD")
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![Joseph Place]( "Joseph Place")
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What happens when $5 million missiles are used to shoot down $20,000 drones? Facing daily waves of low-cost Shahed drones, Ukraine was forced to rethink how air defense works. As drone warfare spreads from Eastern Europe to the Middle East, its hard-earned lessons are becoming globally relevant.![Thermal footage shows a Ukrainian FP-2 drone targeting a rare Russian 9S15 “Imbir” radar near temporarily occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol. (Source: Unmanned Systems Forces)]( "Thermal footage shows a Ukrainian FP-2 drone targeting a rare Russian 9S15 “Imbir” radar near temporarily occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol. (Source: Unmanned Systems Forces)")
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![Russian Pantsir-S1 air defense system mounter on heavy Belarusian-made MZKT-7930 chassis moments before being hit by Ukrainian drones, February 27, 2026. (Source: Exilenova_plus)]( "Russian Pantsir-S1 air defense system mounter on heavy Belarusian-made MZKT-7930 chassis moments before being hit by Ukrainian drones, February 27, 2026. (Source: Exilenova_plus)")
![Italian SIDAM-25 air defense system during military maneuvers. (Source: NichoConcu/X)]( "Italian SIDAM-25 air defense system during military maneuvers. (Source: NichoConcu/X)")
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Ukraine may soon receive an unexpected new tool to counter Russia’s relentless Shahed drone attacks, as reports suggest Italy is preparing to transfer SIDAM-25 self-propelled anti-aircraft guns—a Cold War–era system that could find new relevance on today’s drone-dominated battlefield.![Launch of the Russian Iscander ballistic missile, 2022. (Source: Russian media)]( "Launch of the Russian Iscander ballistic missile, 2022. (Source: Russian media)")
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-91fb9586e5f33e0cdb666f601481986c.jpg "Russian Pantsir-S1 air defense system mounter on heavy Belarusian-made MZKT-7930 chassis moments before being hit by Ukrainian drones, February 27, 2026. (Source: Exilenova_plus)")
