The U.S. Department of State has approved the potential sale of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (PAC-3 MSE) missiles and associated equipment to Germany.
Türkiye has unveiled ambitious plans to establish a comprehensive, multi-layered air defence system called the "Steel Dome" project.
According to Poland’s Ministry of National Defence, the agreement is valued at USD 1.23 billion.
PAC-3 seekers provide the most advanced interceptors used by the Patriot system with precision target location data to defeat everything from incoming ballistic and cruise missiles to hostile aircraft.
On July 31, the United States Department of Defence announced that RTX has been awarded a contract for the Low Rate Initial Production of LTAMDS air defence radars.
The Dutch Patriot Integrated Air and Missile Defence System was deployed to the Lithuanian Air Force Base in Šiauliai as part of the bilateral combat training period Baltic Connection’24.
Ukraine has strengthened its air defences against Russian attacks with another German PATRIOT system.
“The European Hypersonic Defence Interceptor System” (HYDIS) is a project co-funded by the European Union, under the European Defence Fund.
At Valiant Shield 24, Raytheon demonstrated a simulated complex missile engagement leveraging the U.S. Army's Lower Tier Air and Missile Defence Sensor, or LTAMDS.
Officials from the United States and Spain formalized an agreement for Spain to purchase Lockheed Martin’s Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) missiles.
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Following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Allies have taken further steps to strengthen NATO Integrated Air and Missile Defence (IAMD).
On July 6, a Dutch ship piered at Klaipėda Seaport bringing the PATRIOT long-range air defence system for deployment at the Lithuanian Air Force Base in Šiauliai for Baltic Connection 24 (BALTCON24) training cycle.
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