According to a statement by the US Department of Commerce, the US added seven Iranian companies to its trade blacklist on Tuesday for manufacturing drones that Russia has deployed to assault Ukraine.
Nearly a year after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, allies have rushed to assemble and set up air defenses to thwart cruise missiles and Iranian-made kamikaze drones that have hit targets in the energy infrastructure this winter.
Canada said earlier this month that it would purchase for Ukraine a National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) produced in the US. A short- to medium-range ground-based air defense system called NASAMS guards against attacks from drones, missiles, and aircraft. Ukraine has already received two NASAMS, and more are on the way.
Additional ground-based air defense systems, like those made by Raytheon Technology Corp.
