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...Mark Rutte, prime minister of the Netherlands, said he was confident Ukraine would get the air defence systems it needed following a meeting with other top European politicians....
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...Germany has written to dozens of countries including Gulf Arab states to plead for more air defence systems for Ukraine, saying Kyiv needed urgent help to protect its cities, troops and critical infrastructure...
...President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has made repeated calls for Ukraine’s western partners to provide more air defence systems....
...President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on Ukraine’s western partners to immediately provide more air defence systems after a Russian missile attack in Chernihiv on Wednesday morning killed at least 10 people...
...“Missiles are striking every day, and every day we hear that Ukraine will receive new air defence systems....
...Yet to achieve that, Ukraine needs significantly more modern air defence systems....
...“We need air defence systems and other defence assistance, not just turning a blind eye and having lengthy discussions.”...
...UK air traffic services provider Nats has appointed Warren East as non-executive chair, replacing Paul Golby who held the role through a difficult decade that included a failure of Nats’ systems last August...
...A review into the failure of the UK air traffic control system over last year’s August bank holiday has criticised “a significant lack of pre-planning” for major disruption....
...every kind of air defence system,” he added....
...and several others is a brilliant breath of fresh air....
...One includes an Aegis missile defence system. Biden said on Friday that he expected Iran to mount an attack against Israeli interests “sooner rather than later”....
...Ukrainian officials have asked western partners for more Patriot and SAMP/T air defence systems and munitions, but they were rebuffed....
...The UK government on Thursday came under increased pressure to end arms sales to Israel following the killing of seven aid workers in an air strike in Gaza earlier this week....
...That Israel was able to intercept the attack and prevent any loss of life is a testament to its “multi-layered” system of missile defences that includes the much-vaunted Aerial Defense Array....
...Zelenskyy blasted Ukraine’s western partners over their “indecision” and “delays” in providing the country with critical military assistance and specifically asked for more US-made Patriot air defence systems...
...Jet engine maker Safran raised its dividend and promised roughly 20 per cent higher operating profit to reach “close to €4bn” this year, as it benefits from strong demand for air travel....
...“In this situation, quick passage of US aid to Ukraine by Congress is vital,” Zelenskyy added....
...Later Klitschko reported that debris from a missile intercepted by air defence systems had set ablaze cars in one northern district of Kyiv and damaged buildings in two other areas....
...They have pleaded with EU nations to provide Ukraine with US-designed Patriot systems and missiles to boost air defence....
...Engineers working from home worsened the sweeping disruption that caused the UK’s air traffic control system to fail over the August bank holiday weekend, according to a review commissioned by the aviation...
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...“It is very important that air-to-air missiles, which will ensure control of the airspace, go in the set with the planes,” retired air force general Sreto Malinović told the FT....
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