Ukraine war

War in Ukraine

By Steve Trimble
Red Cat Holdings has won a contract to deliver thousands of small quadcopters for the U.S. Army’s Tranche 2 of the Short Range Reconnaissance (SRR) program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The agreement is part of Glavkosmos’ broader deal with the recently established Alliance of Sahel States.
Satellites

By Brian Everstine
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and South Korean Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun met Oct. 30 at the Pentagon.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Matthew Fulco
This event coincided with a worrying escalation by Russia in its 33-month war against Ukraine.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Matthew Fulco
The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned two Chinese firms that are producing drones in China used by Russia in its war with Ukraine.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Adrian Schofield, Helen Massy-Beresford, Christine Boynton
Sluggish demand, Russian airspace closure and growing competition from Chinese carriers are affecting airlines from other countries.
Airlines & Lessors

By Robert Wall
France has tested a loitering attack munition it plans to ship to Ukraine, according to French Armed Forces Minister Sébastien Lecornu.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Garrett Reim
Commercial electronics producers, including those in East Asia, could be vital to the U.S. war effort.
Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A market survey released on Oct. 10 by the MDA calls for industry to submit ideas for “low-cost interceptors.”
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Latvia says it has adjusted its air surveillance equipment and shortened decision-making processes to respond to “hybrid threats” emanating from Moscow.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Civil aviation is in increasing danger as Israel trades missile fire with Iran and its proxies. IATA warns that protection must be guaranteed.
Airlines & Lessors

By Matthew Fulco
Thus far in 2024, non-U.S. NATO military spending has increased 18% while Asia’s defense expenditure has grown 10%, compared to 7% in the U.S.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
France plans to send Ukraine Dassault Mirage 2000 fighters in the first three months of 2025, says the country's Armed Forces Minister Sébastien Lecornu.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The Netherlands has become the second nation in the Air Force Capability Coalition for Ukraine to deliver aircraft into the war-torn country.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The strategy was first discussed publicly around the time of the NATO summit in Washington in July.
Commercial Space

By Matthew Fulco
Based in Copenhagen, the fund is called Final Frontier.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine more than two years ago, Kyiv has relied on a steady pace of innovation in the use of UAS and other tech to fight back.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Likely being developed to meet Ukrainian needs, Project Brakestop will be a rapid development and procurement program.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The Royal Netherlands Air Force is set to become the second European air arm after Norway’s to depend entirely on the F-35 for combat aircraft operations.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
The Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve is a peacetime effort to develop capacity that the U.S. military can tap during times of conflict or crisis.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall, Garrett Reim
Starlink, OneWeb and Iridium are looking to help users preserve positioning, navigation and timing information to prevent combat jamming and spoofing.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
The French government plans to buy additional SAMP/T air and missile defense systems.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The U.S.-led group of nations supporting Ukraine cannot train F-16 pilots fast enough to meet the nation’s needs, Europe's top USAF officer says.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Stockholm wants to raise the defense budget by 13 billion Swedish krona ($1.28 billion), ministers announced Sept. 17.
Budget, Policy & Operations