One of the most interesting sections in my newsletter is air defence—especially counter-drone measures. This year has brought plenty of innovations. Russia has intensified its drone and missile attacks against Ukraine: in September, it launched its largest combined strike since the start of the war, firing a total of 823 projectiles at Ukraine.
In response, Ukraine has continued developing its layered air-defence system, combining multiple elements: traditional surface-to-air systems, aviation, mobile fire teams, and the standout capability of this year—interceptor drones.
Below is a list of relevant articles and sections from my newsletter.
Air Defence
Ukrainian EW Reportedly Jams Russian Ballistic Missiles - April-May 2026 - link
Private Air Defence in Ukraine: New Results - April-May 2026 - link
Ukraine Plans to Launch Its Air Defence System by 2027 - April 2026 - link - *free
Ukraine’s Private Air Defence Shows First Results - March - April, 2026 - link - *free
Ukraine Shoots Down Russian Shahed from an Unmanned Boat - April 2026 - link;
Drone warfare in Ukraine: war in the Middle East and Ukraine’s expertise - March 2026 - link - *free
Mirage 2000-5 and Its Core Functions in Ukraine - January-February 2026 - link
Ukrainian F-16 Pilot on the Realities of the Air War - January-February 2026 - link
STING Interceptor Shots Down Jet-Powered Shahed - December 2025 - link - *free
We Expect More from Electronic Warfare Than It Can Actually Deliver - December 2025 - link
Ukraine–France Strategic Agreement: Rafale and SAMP/T - November 2025 - link
PURL Initiative and Air Defence - November 2025 - link - *free
Why SAMP/T Might Outperform Patriot - November 2025 - link - *free
Russia unveiled its interceptor drone - October-November 2025 - link - *free
No Air Defence System Can Intercept 100% of Targets: Summary of the Interview - October 2025 - link
Patriot delivery from Israel - September 2025 - link - *free
Russia’s Massed Strikes: The Strategy of Coercion by Salvo - September 2025 - link
How Drones Are Becoming Part of Ukraine’s Air and Missile Defense - June 2025 - link
Israel quietly supplied Ukraine with Patriot air defense systems - June 2025 - link - *free
Sky Sentinel, autonomous, AI-controlled air-defense turret - June 2025 - link
‘FrankenSAM’, a surface-to-air missile system - March 2025 - link
Ukraine’s ground-based air defence: evolution, resilience and pressure - February-March 2025 - link
Counter-UAS
Ukraine’s Private Air Defence Downs a Jet-Powered Shahed - April 2026 - link
How Privately Owned EW Systems Jam Friendly Drones - April 2026 - link
P1-SUN: Ukrainian Interceptor Drone by SkyFall - March 2026 - link
Ukrainian Drone Interceptors Are Becoming a Global Currency - March 2026 - link - *free
Mesh Networks and EW Trends in Ukraine - March 2026 - link - *free
Challenges Faced by Ukraine’s Air Defence Units - February 2026 - link
Ukraine Works with SpaceX to Limit Russian Use of Starlink - January 2026 - link - *free
Ukraine Aims to Create an Anti-Shahed Shield - January 2026 - link
Ukrainian Piranha Tech introduced solutions designed to protect cities from drones - October 2025 - link
Ukraine’s Mobile Fire Groups Turn to Helicopters to Counter Shaheds - October 2025 - link
Three European companies are testing their interceptor drones in Ukraine as part of the NATO Innovation Challenge - October 2025 - link
STING Interceptor Drone by Wild Hornets: When Civil Society Powers Defence - October 2025 - link - *free
Successful Interceptors and Jam-Resistant FPVs: United Unmanned Systems - September-October 2025 - link - *free
The Ukrainian Zvook developed a new system designed to counter FPV drones - September-October 2025 - link
Cost of anti-Shahed interceptors - September-October 2025 - link
Ukraine and Europe: Expertise Exchange in Counter-Drone Measures - September-October 2025 - link
European Drone Wall & Ukraine’s Drone Line - September 2025 - link
Ukraine’s Interceptor Drones Reach New Milestones - September 2025 - link
Ukrainian MaXon is developing a counter-drone air defense system - August 2025 - link
Is Ukrainian Electronic Warfare Keeping Up With Russian Drones? - August 2025 - link
Search for the Best Counter-Shahed Tech Continues - July 2025 - link - *free
Protecting Cities from Russian FPV Drones: Key Challenges - July 2025 - link
Danish Terma Partners with Ukraine’s Odd Systems to create air defence system - July 2025 - link
Stopping Shaheds: Ukraine’s Solutions - July, 2025 - link - *free
MITLA single-use net launcher - counter-drone tool - July 2025 - link
Ukraine’s Anti-Shahed Solutions - June-July 2025 - link
Russia’s drone attacks have become more complex. What does Ukraine need to repel them? - May 2025 - link - *free
Rising Trend: Ukraine’s Interceptor Drones in Action - May 2025 - link
“Our goal is to blind the Russians”: What’s known about Ukrainian drones used to shoot down Russian reconnaissance UAVs - April 2025 - link - *free
“Shahed” Killer: Ukraine’s new interceptor drone - April 2025 - link
Ukraine Expands Its Air Defense Drone Capabilities - April 2025 - link - *free
Russians Are Now Equipping Their Zala Drones with Anti-Air Defense Evasion Systems: How It Works in Practice - March 2025 - link
“Downing Shaheds Is a Priority”: An Interview with the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine - March 2025 - link
Russian forces deploy entire anti-drone tunnels in Ukraine - February 2025 - link
In 2024, Ukrainian drone and electronic warfare (EW) manufacturers were operating at only 37% capacity. What solutions are on the table? - February 2025 - link
Atlas EW system - January-February 2025 - link
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