Lockheed develops a cheaper Patriot missile interceptor
Lockheed Martin unveiled a new, cheaper version of its Patriot air defense interceptor at the Farnborough International Airshow, announcing that the PAC-3 Adapted Capability Effector, known as PAC-3 ACE, will cost less than half as much per unit as the missile itβs designed to complement, the PAC-3 MSE, which runs roughly $4 million per round [β¦]
Polandβs defense ministry has officially confirmed something that had already leaked out through a heated domestic political scandal: Warsaw sent Patriot interceptor missiles to Ukraine, Polish outlet Defence24 reported, citing a special press conference where officials laid out declassified details of years of military aid to Kyiv. Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister WΕadysΕaw Kosiniak-Kamysz [β¦]
Ukraineβs air force failed to shoot down a single Russian ballistic missile during a massive overnight bombardment of Kyiv on July 6, 2026, a gap in the countryβs defenses that officials directly attributed to a critical shortage of interceptor missiles for the Patriot air defense system, Ukrainian outlet Militarnyi reported, citing the Air Forceβs own [β¦]
Ukraineβs most powerful long-range strike weapon, a six-ton cruise missile capable of hitting targets 3,000 kilometers (1,865 miles) away, runs on the same free, publicly available flight software that hobbyists use to fly camera drones. French science outlet Futura reported that its journalists identified ArduPilot, an open-source autopilot system widely used across the unmanned aircraft [β¦]