The head of the Dutch Ministry of Defense promised Kyiv missiles for the F-16

The Netherlands will supply Kyiv with maintenance materials for the F-16, as well as air-to-air missiles that fighter jets can use “to protect Ukrainian airspace.” 

Japan to seek funding for long-range missiles amid North Korean threat

Japan will fast-track spending to buy long-range missiles for the first time amid escalating tensions with North Korea.

Pentagon warns Russia’s against arming its warplanes in Syria with air-to-air missiles

 Russia’s arming its Su-34 warplanes in Syria with air-to-air missiles can only complicate an already difficult situation in Syria’s airspace, Pentagon spokesperson Michelle Baldanza told TASS on Monday.

Russian Su-34 planes in Syria for the first time make sorties with air-to-air missiles

Russia’s Sukhoi Su-34 fighter-bombers (NATO reporting name: Fullback) have for the first time taken, in addition to bombs, short-and medium-range air-to-air missiles on combat mission in Syria for their protection, spokesman for the Russian Aerospace Forces Colonel Igor Klimov reported on Monday.