Missile Matters — with Fabian Hoffmann
Fabian HoffmannMissile Matters is my personal blog, where I share insights on the latest developments in the nuclear and missile domains in Ukraine and beyond. If Putin decides to nuke us all, you will read about it here first.
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Can Ukraine Jam Russian Ballistic Missiles? Evaluating Soft-Kill Options for Ballistic Missile Defense
Picture: Mil.ru via Wikimedia Commons
Throughout the war in Ukraine, reports have periodically emerged suggesting that Ukrainian electronic warfare systems have successfully jammed Russian ballistic missiles, causing them to miss their int...
Introducing "Mildly Alarmed": A New Podcast on European Security and Defense
Dear Missile Matters readers,
My friends and I just launched Mildly Alarmed, a new podcast on European security and defense, and I would love for you to join us.
The podcast features:
- Anastasiia Lapatina: Ukraine Fellow at Lawfare an...
Missiles, Drones, and Missile-Drones? A Primer on Missile Classification
Picture: Office of the President of Ukraine
The salience of missiles and drones in the war in Ukraine and other recent conflicts has brought these systems from expert discourse into the popular domain. One consequence is that there is litt...
French Deep Strike: A Review of Ongoing Development Projects
Picture: MBDA
As European states advance their rearmament efforts in the long-range strike domain, France stands out for the sheer number of ongoing national-level development programs, setting it apart from other European states that — fo...
Ukraine's Deep-Strike Drone Campaign Against Russian Oil Infrastructure
Picture: Ukrainian Armed Forces, 14th UAV Regt
In March 2026, Ukraine’s strategic air campaign targeting Russian energy infrastructure — oil-related facilities in particular — reached a new peak. By some estimates, Ukraine launched more lo...
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Hi, my name is Fabian, I am author of the Missile Matters Substack and a Doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Oslo. I write about missile technology, nuclear strategy, and European defense.
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