Month: August 2026

Polish fighter jets intercepted another Russian reconnaissance aircraft over the Baltic Sea on Tuesday, marking the second such incident in as many days. Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz announced on US social media platform X that a Russian Il-20M reconnaissance aircraft was intercepted in the morning. "This time, the on-duty pair of our aircraft intercepted the […]

The Swedish-Finnish defense company Monava has secured investment from Gungnir Capital, Foundry Ventures, and Hede Capital. The funds raised will be used for the mass production of acoustic drone detection technology and the company’s expansion. The Monava system combines acoustic sensors with artificial intelligence to detect, track, and classify drones in the air, on land, […]

Ukrainian Air Force F-16 fighter jets fly over a Patriot air and missile defense system in an undisclosed location in Ukraine, on Aug. 4, 2024. Efrem Lukatsky/AP hide caption KYIV, Ukraine, and WASHINGTON — Russia's massive air assault against Ukraine before dawn on Saturday included 27 ballistic missiles, many pounding the capital Kyiv, killing nine […]