US wins against Russian and Chinese air defenses in other countries may risk teaching the wrong lessons

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US Air Force crew chiefs watch as F-35A Lightning II's taxi following military actions in Venezuela in support of Operation Absolute Resolve, Jan. 3, 2026.
Stealth fighters and supersonic bombers were among the aircraft involved in the mission.

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Ukraine's elite Alpha unit dealt a $4 billion blow to Russian air defenses last year, security forces say

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A large green air defense system on a city road at night with figures in blue camouflage standing beside it
Ukraine said Russia's advanced S-400 air defense system was among those damaged and destroyed by its "Alpha" unit.

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Russia feels unfamiliar pain as Ukraine hobbles its air defenses, forcing tough choices

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Two Russian S-400 air defense systems on the back of trucks are parked in a snowy field with some trees around them.
S-400 defense systems, sent by Russia, at the Brestsky training ground near Brest, Belarus.

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Ukraine has been flying shockingly deep inside Russia because Russian air defenses are so degraded, expert says

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A rocket launches from a S-400 missile system against a dark blue sky
A Russian S-400 air defense system launches.

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Ukraine struck Russian air defenses in Crimea with a barrage of US-supplied ATACMS, reports say

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A still from a video shared by the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces of ATACMS in use at night time
A still from a video shared by the Ukrainian military of ATACMS in use.

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Russia is exploiting Ukraine's air-defense shortages to launch drones and missiles, White House says

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Ukrainian air defense intercepts a Shahed drone mid-air in Kyiv on May 30, 2023.
Ukrainian air defense intercepts a Shahed drone mid-air in Kyiv on May 30, 2023.

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Russia and Ukraine are both beefing up their air defenses ahead of another winter of bombardment

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Ukrainian air-defense systems fire into the sky outside Kyiv on November 25.

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Russia will need to sacrifice air defense at its own borders to help cover gaps in Ukraine, UK intel says

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A video captures the moment an S-400 explodes in Crimea.
A video captures the moment an S-400 explodes in Crimea.

Screengrab/Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine

Moscow has been surrounded by air defenses for a century, but they were never designed to stop the drones Ukraine is using now

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Russia Moscow Defense Ministry Pantsir Pantsyr air defense
A Pantsyr S-1 air-defense system atop the Russian Defense Ministry in Moscow on August 3.

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A new improvised anti-drone protection system appears at Russian military airfield

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A soldier monitors the runway as a Tu-95 bomber aircraft takes off for a night patrol out of Engels-2 airbase on August 7, 2008 in Engels, Russia
A soldier monitors a runway the Engels-2 airbase as a Tu-95 bomber takes off in August 2008.

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