Ukraine is strengthening its military technology and battlefield capabilities while urging allies to scale up support in three critical areas: air defense, drone and missile production, and long-range artillery. Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov announced the measures on Wednesday, during his speech at the RUSI Land Warfare Conference alongside NATO military officials, government representatives, and UK defense technology experts.“There are two main challenges for us,” Fedorov said, “ballistic missiles and guided bombs. Together with our partners, we are working to deprive Russia of this advantage.”JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. He highlighted Ukraine’s current urgent need for expanded access to Patriot missiles, particularly PAC-3 systems, under the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL). US missile manufacturer Lockheed Martin warned earlier in June that it cannot guarantee delivery timelines for Patriot PAC-3 interceptor missiles despite plans to sharply increase production. The shortage is already affecting Ukraine, which relies heavily on the systems to counter ballistic missile threats. Battlefield technology Ukraine has made measurable progress countering air threats through what Fedorov described as “small air defense.” “Drones play a key role,” Fedorov said. Unmanned systems now account for striking approximately every fourth target at the front, according to the Defense Ministry.