The claim by the General Staff of the Ukrainian armed forces, which came on a holiday celebrating Russia's sovereignty, is in line with Western intelligence estimates.

While Ukraine would benefit from these systems, the United States has far more direct interests elsewhere in the world—and increasingly on the home front as well. In the wake of Ukraine’s recent drone attacks on Russian airfields—its so-called “Operation Spiderweb,

Former Rep. Chris Stewart, a former fighter pilot, says the U.S. isn’t prepared for this change in modern warfare.