NATO is pouring new spending into much-needed air defenses. Money alone won't fix the West's problems.

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German and Ukrainian soldiers stand in front of Patriot systems at a military training area in Mecklenburg, Germany, in June 2024.
The West needs more systems like the Patriot air defense missile system.

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NATO's big $1.4 trillion bet is seeing long-ignored air defenses coming back in a big way

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A Patriot launcher firing an interceptor in a field.
The MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile system is the kind of ground-based air defense system that the West needs more of.

US Army photo by Sgt. David Rincon

We got an inside look at how frontline NATO allies would fight Russia

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Polish 6th Airborne Brigade conducts an air insertion at Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area, June 10, 2020.
A Finnish officer described the mission to jump out of airplanes via parachute and then form up to seize an airfield as "extremely difficult."

US Army Photo by Richard Herman

Sweden's stealthy submarines are lethal. NATO's newest ally says it brings 'unique capabilities' to strategic waters.

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The top of a submarine covered in snow and ice is seen in dark water with a buildings seen through mist behind it
Swedish submarine HMS Halland enters the Stockholm harbor.

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NATO is working to reroute data through space, fearing Russia could slice undersea internet cables

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A file photo shows a rocket in French Guiana carrying two satellites into space.

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NATO air policing missions around Estonia see F-35 and Rafale jets intercept multiple Russian aircraft

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An image released by the Dutch defense ministry of an F35 and a Russian aircraft.
An image released by the Dutch defense ministry of an F35 and a Russian aircraft.

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NATO is planning a fleet of sea drones to protect critical underwater infrastructure

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A Sea Baby drone moves through the water during a presentation by Ukraine's Security Service in the Kyiv region, Ukraine on March 5.
NATO is planning a fleet of sea drones meant to monitor threats to critical underwater infrastructure.

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Zelenskyy said Ukraine could join NATO without Article 5 applying to its occupied territory

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gestures during a joint press conference in Kyiv.
Zelenskyy said Article 5 might not apply to all of Ukraine's territory if it joins NATO, to not drag other member states into war.

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Zelenskyy suggests plan to end 'hot phase' of Ukraine war

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Zelenskyy amended his proposal for Ukrainian accession to NATO.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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Russia's invasion is showing the West war isn't just about having the best weapons — it's also about having more

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Ukrainian soldier aiming a machine gun with an ammo box nearby.
The war in Ukraine has shown that quantity has a quality of its own and that it isn't enough to invest in the most exquisite weapons.

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