Ukraine war

War in Ukraine

By Robert Wall
AeroVironment’s CEO is optimistic about the company's business, saying it could "easily double" in the next 3-5 years, he said in a investor presentation.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
Ukrainian Air Force personnel say they are moving to different forward operating bases several times a week to avoid being destroyed by Russian air attacks.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers is calling on the Pentagon to increase UAV collaboration with Ukraine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble, Tony Osborne, Robert Wall
Fighter backlogs are soaring to heights not seen in decades as countries around the world restock and modernize.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
Venture capital funding in American defense startups is on track for its best year ever, according to private market data firm PitchBook.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
A U.S. startup has adapted technology enabling airborne wind energy generation to develop a tethered drone.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
UAS manufacturer Neros, whose drones have been battle tested in Ukraine, has raised $75 million in a Series B funding round led by Sequoia Capital.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Craig Caffrey
Since Kyiv's plan to purchase up to 150 Gripen fighters was announced, a key question has been how the program would be funded.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Graham Warwick
The escalating use of drones in combat is creating demand for a supply chain for uncrewed aircraft production that can meet security and sovereignty concerns.
Supply Chain

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

By Tony Osborne
Ukraine has taken a first step in acquiring as many as 150 Saab Gripen Es through a long-term agreement with Sweden.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Bell has confirmed new discussions with Ukrainian government agencies over a potential Foreign Military Sale of AH-1Z and UH-1Y attack and utility helicopters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
Chinese airlines have urged the Trump administration to withdraw its proposal to bar them from flying through Russian airspace on routes to and from the U.S.
Airports & Networks

By Tony Osborne
Turkish defense giant Aselsan has taken a lead role in Steel Dome—a homegrown air defense network to counter low-cost multicopter drones and hypersonic missiles.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Ukraine’s ability to take down Russian drones is largely limited by the availability of systems to engage them, rather than the technology to do so, a senior U.S. Army air defense official says.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Russian President Vladimir Putin has confirmed that Russian air defenses unwittingly fired upon the Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 that ended up crashing in Kazakhstan on Dec. 25 last year.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Thierry Dubois
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Europe sees increasingly frequent satellite signal jamming and spoofing.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Steve Trimble
Ukraine remains committed to producing offensive ballistic missiles for sustained attacks on targets deep behind the Russian front lines, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Oct. 6.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
As Ukrainian military units rack up combat points, they can cash them in to “buy” new drones.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall, Steve Trimble, Tony Osborne
Watch Aviation Week's Steve Trimble discuss his trip to Ukraine where he participated in a military drone event and gained insights into how Russia's UAV operations are evolving.
Defense

By Robert Wall, Steve Trimble, Tony Osborne
Listen in to hear from Aviation Week's Steve Trimble after he travelled to Ukraine for a military drone event and gained insights into how Russia's UAV operations are evolving.
Check 6

By Tony Osborne
A series of airspace violations of European countries by Russia has been described as “reckless” and “escalatory” by NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Sonny Butterworth
Marss has wrapped up flight testing of its counter-drone interceptor UAS and is now eyeing full-rate production as it courts global customers.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Geospatial imagery has become a cornerstone of the international system to monitor nuclear activities, but inspectors are clamoring for better systems to aid their work.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Matthew Fulco
Taiwanese flight academy Apex Aviation will partner with Portugal’s Tekever on AI-powered drones used by Ukraine.
Aircraft & Propulsion