
The group of countries supporting Ukraine with security assistance have now established eight “capability coalitions” to focus near and long-term support for Kyiv around specific technology areas, a senior U.S. defense official told reporters. During a briefing following the 19th meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) last week, the official said 30 countries are either participating in the new coalitions that are based around capabilities for Ukraine’s air forces, air defense, artillery maritime security, armor, information technology, de-mining…