2 chapters across the catalog
Analyst Scott Ritter explains why Western air defense systems like the Patriot are failing in Ukraine. He argues that the loss of the Soviet-era S-300 "umbrella" has left newly arrived NATO systems exposed to Russian surveillance and destruction. Ritter describes the conflict as a "losing equation" of attritional warfare.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin lobbies Slovakia to provide S-300 air defense systems to Ukraine to replenish their anti-air capabilities. The United States continues to ship thousands of Javelin anti-tank missiles and Stinger missiles through Poland and Romania to counter Russian armored vehicles.
