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Royal Netherlands Air Force F-35 fighter jets fly in formation above the Wadden Sea in the Netherlands on April 28, 2025.
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NATO's response to Russian drones reveals glaring issue with Europe's air defenses

by Chris York

NATO's downing of Russian drones in Polish airspace this week was touted as a major success by the military alliance, after it mustered an international force using some of the most advanced technology in the world to defend its borders. But the incident has actually highlighted a major flaw in NATO and Europe's defenses — they don't have an effective way to shoot down Russia's cheap, mass produced drones. "Given the increasing mass deployment of loitering munitions and relatively inexpensive

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Russia brings back barter to bypass sanctions, Reuters reports

Russia has revived barter in its foreign trade for the first time since the 1990s, exchanging goods such as grain and flax seeds for Chinese cars and construction materials in an effort to evade sanctions, Reuters reported Sept. 15.

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