DARPA selected GA-ASI in March 2022 to advance to the next phase of the project in March 2022, but a year passed before the manufacturer announced the news. 

Ukraine has about 60 aircraft remaining, but those have been made “worthless” in the face of highly effective Russian air defenses.

A U.S./Israel team plans to propose the Skyceptor air defense system for Australia’s medium-range surface-to-air missile program.

A new container launcher will be developed for the Saab/Boeing Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb system that the U.S. government approved for Ukraine.

Australia can buy up to 63 Northrop Grumman-built, long-range anti-radiation missiles worth up to $506 million, the U.S. government announced on Feb. 27.

Sweden will help bolster Ukraine’s air defenses with deliveries of components for the Hawk missile system and the surface-launched IRIS-T air defense system.

Two new long-range weapon prototypes are still on schedule to be delivered to U.S. Army soldiers this year.

Ukraine is not likely to see many of the high-end air defense systems the West has pledged for several months to years.