After years of a Patriot monopoly, new anti-ballistic alternatives are emerging. Officials hope to see some of them on the battlefield by the end of 2026.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency next week will kick off its inaugural Lift Challenge next week. The agency will award $6.5 million in prizes.
The review follows repeated calls by Trump administration officials for European allies to assume greater responsibility for NATO’s conventional defense.
Finland’s military said it closed a section of Finnish airspace and restricted maritime traffic off the country’s southern coast near the Russian border.