WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s decision to send more defensive weapons to Ukraine came after he privately ...

A7: No. Once deployed with a fully trained crew, Patriot will provide a useful capability that will fill some gaps in Ukraine’s air defenses and increase Ukraine’s capability. The reported package of ...

KYIV — Ukraine is increasingly worried about securing more U.S.-made Patriot air defense systems, as stockpiles sent during the Biden administration are drying up and the new administration is ...

A Patriot air-defense system that was based in Israel will be sent to Ukraine after it is refurbished, four current and former U.S. officials said in recent days, and Western allies are discussing ...

It was originally designed as an anti-aircraft system, and newer variants are used primarily to engage ballistic missiles. The U.S. will send a single Patriot battery to Ukraine, officials said.

The Patriot and NASAMS systems are the two most sophisticated air defense munitions the West has provided to Ukraine.

After that operation, Ukraine secretly moved a Patriot system to the south, where it was used to shoot down an Su-35, a Russian fighter plane, over the Black Sea.

Ukraine is particularly worried about the Patriot systems that protect Kyiv from Russian missiles. Europe doesn't have a direct replacement to offer, and its arsenals aren't deep.

Ukraine has received almost all of the advanced, U.S.-made Patriot air defense systems pledged by NATO last year, the alliance's Secretary-General Mark Rutte said on Tuesday.

A Patriot battery can need as many as 90 troops to operate and maintain it, and for months the U.S. was reluctant to provide the complex system because sending U.S. forces into Ukraine to operate ...

U.S. Patriot missile batteries stand ready in Poland on April 10, 2022. (Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Smith/U.S. Army) In the dead of night in May, Russia launched a Kinzhal hypersonic missile at ...

The US announced this week that it is providing a Patriot missile battery to Ukraine — but experts say that while it will be a valuable addition to the beleaguered country’s air defense, it ...