"Sky Shield" is not a defensive weapon or a radar system, but merely a procurement method - without which it is also possible. An ordinary car can also be acquired in a variety of ways.

A European air force consisting of 120 fighter jets may be deployed to secure the skies from Russian assaults on Kyiv and ...

A Ukrainian S-300 launcher in Kyiv in 2018. The sky over Ukraine is one of the most dangerous places in the world for aircrews. Ukrainian and Russian air defenses blanket the entire country. But ...

The Sky Shield initiative is aimed at strengthening Europe’s air defenses to deal with threats highlighted by Russia’s assault on Ukraine. By Nick Cumming-Bruce GENEVA — Switzerland and ...

When Sky Shield II actually started last weekend, all commercial and private flying over the U.S. and Canada ceased for twelve hours, from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. C.S.T., and some 2,100 commercial ...

Germany is advancing a €4 billion arms deal with an Israeli company for a key weapon for the Sky Shield Initiative despite calls for an arms embargo.

BERLIN — Latvia and Estonia are to receive German-made, high-performance radars as part of the Baltic countries’ effort to upgrade their air defense capabilities under the European Sky Shield ...

European Sky Shield is a common air defence scheme set up by Germany in 2022 to boost European air defence, an issue which has come into sharper focus since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Sign up here.

Austria and Switzerland officially joined the German-led European Sky Shield (ESSI) air defence programme as they signed a declaration of intent on Friday (7 July).