"...U.S. Army Patriot air defense systems were deployed to Poland in September 2024. The U.S. will send equipment including Patriot systems to NATO and the alliance will distribute the weapons to Ukraine, President Donald Trump said July 10, 2025. ...the Pentagon halted deliveries in connection with a global review to assess weapons stockpile levels. But on Monday, the Defense Department said Trump had directed it to send additional weapons to Ukraine."
Reference: www.stripes.com
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"...The Royal Danish Navy's flagship air defene frigate, HDMS Iver Huitfeldt (F361), is actively participating in NATO’s major live-fire integrated air and missile defense exercise, At-Sea Demonstration/Formidable Shield 2025 (ASD/FS 25). This high-stakes naval exercise, taking place throughout May off the coast of Bodø, Norway, is hosted by the U.S. Sixth Fleet and coordinated by Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO). It has become the largest of its kind in the European theater this year, involving more complexity, more nations, and a broader array of threats than any previous iteration. ..."
Reference: armyrecognition.com
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"...Zelensky in Washington thanked Ukraine's backers for the promise of new air defenses -- and urged the United States and others to go further to help defeat Russia. ... Putin has repeatedly accused the West of antagonizing Russia by entertaining NATO membership for Ukraine, whose separate identity he has rejected.
Ukraine has also been clamoring for greater air defenses to protect cities being barraged by Russia.
Biden promised Monday an additional Patriot system, on top of two new ..."
Reference: www.spacewar.com
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"...On 15 June 2011, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen told an expert audience at the Royal United Services Institute in London that the development of a NATO ballistic missile defence capability is vital for the defence of the Alliance...."
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