12:15
The U.S. intelligence community warns that Ukraine's "Patriot" air defense system faces new challenges.
On August 15, Jin10 reported that the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) stated that enhanced Russian ballistic missiles with maneuverable trajectories and decoys are reducing the effectiveness of Ukraine's Patriot air defense system. Russian missiles can now change their trajectory and make maneuvering adjustments instead of following standard ballistic paths. Furthermore, some missiles are equipped with electronic countermeasures, making it more difficult for the Patriot system to track and intercept them, including the Iskander-M and KN-23 missiles, which are the most commonly used missiles by Russia in its strikes against Ukraine. On June 28, of the seven missiles launched by Russia, the Ukrainian Armed Forces only shot down one. The largest attack on July 9 involved 13 missiles, of which the Ukrainian military only shot down or suppressed seven.
DIA-2.45%