Ukraine war

War in Ukraine

By Guy Ferneyhough
The primary goal is to develop domestic production of components blocked by Western sanctions.
Supply Chain

By Matthew Fulco
Funding for defense technology startups backed by venture capitalists increased 11% year-on-year to $3 billion in 2024, according to Crunchbase.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Robert Wall
European artificial intelligence company Helsing says it will supply 6,000 of its new HX-2 attack uncrewed air systems (UAS) to Ukraine.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Matthew Fulco
The metals are crucial inputs for a wide variety of defense systems, and the U.S. has limited domestic reserves and stockpiles.
Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
The alliance’s Allied Command Transformation has asked industry and academia for ideas to counter glide bombs as part of one of its innovation challenges.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
European nations routinely make use of data links like Link 16.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Robert Wall
The first Dassault Mirage 2000 aircraft France had pledged to donate to Ukraine have arrived in the embattled country, Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Saab CEO Micael Johannson says the company sees “huge demand” for the 3D surveillance system and needs extra production capacity to keep pace.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Kurt Hofmann
Despite the challenges, Ukraine’s airports and airlines lay plans for returning to normal operations.
Airports & Networks

By Steve Trimble
President Donald Trump’s State Department has announced that the U.S. export control system authorized a whopping $318 billion in foreign arms sales in 2024.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne
“No, we are not at war—not yet. But we need to prepare ... there is nothing that cannot be weaponized against us today,” High Representative Kaja Kallas says.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Ukraine is flying Windracers Ultra drones on electronic intelligence (elint) missions, the founder of the uncrewed aircraft system manufacturer has revealed.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
Windracers, the developer of the Ultra uncrewed aircraft system, has a new version it hopes will transform the logistics business.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The UK government has been working with Denmark on a new ground-based air defense system for Ukraine called Gravehawk.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
The MOD is asking industry for ideas to field a low-observable vessel for Ukraine that could be used to strike targets at a range of up to 100 km (62 mi.).
Missile Defense & Weapons

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

By Brian Everstine
There will still be billions of unused authority for the incoming Trump administration to decide what to do with, Pentagon officials say.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
French Defense Minister Sebastian Lecornu says 2024 was the second-best year for defense exports in France’s recorded history.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Piotr Butowski
A lawsuit and battlefield images reveal radar availability problems in Russia’s helicopters—and the vulnerability of its aerospace industry to sanctions.
Supply Chain

By Robert Wall, Craig Caffrey
U.S. Foreign Military Sales have been booming, although the torrid pace may ease.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
The UK and partners are including more counter-uncrewed air systems (C-UAS) and loitering munitions in a new £225 million ($284 million) package for Ukraine.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Irene Klotz
The funding cut will mean that NASA will have to reallocate $180 million from its current space operations budget.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Robert Wall
In total, legislators approved 38 projects with a combined value of about €21 billion ($26.7 billion).
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The country’s defense minister hopes the new branch can be formed in the third quarter of 2025.
Aircraft & Propulsion