Ukraine war

War in Ukraine

By Jens Flottau
While the risks to the global economy and aviation are obvious, growth is good, and many new aircraft orders are imminent.
Airlines & Lessors

By Steve Trimble
Amid a bleak month for Ukrainian air defenders, a video from a U.S. Army symposium reveals the truth behind one of Kyiv’s most important aerial victories.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
The strike on Akhtubinsk AB, a Russian research and test facility, could mark the first combat loss of Russia’s most advanced low-observable combat aircraft.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Stockholm is transferring its remaining Saab ASC 890 aircraft to bolster Kyiv’s air defense capacity.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Keith Mwanalushi
Industry in the region is changing business and risk management practices to ensure compliance with the European Union’s 13 sanctions packages on Russia.
Services & Support

By Robert Wall
Germany is looking to place a top-up order for Patriot air-and-missile defense systems.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Sweden will transfer a pair of airborne early warning aircraft to Ukraine in a bid to bolster the country’s air defense and support its future F-16s.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
Belgian Prime Minister Alexander de Croo has confirmed the country will supply 30 F-16 combat aircraft to Ukraine, but they may not arrive this year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The Dutch government says it is in talks with other European Patriot air and missile defense system users to collectively build up a system for Ukraine.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Sweden’s Cold War doctrine of road runway operations has come back into vogue in the face of a renewed Russian threat.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Guy Norris
The rapid growth of the Albuquerque, New Mexico-based rocket developer comes as the Defense Department faces a major shortfall in SRM production capacity.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
The Ministry of National Defense’s resource management office introduced policy directions for guided missile operations.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
A consortium led by Airbus is to study options to provide Europe with a strategic airlift capability that could replace the need to use An-124s.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force needs to prioritize Ukrainian pilots over those from other nations for F-16 training, lawmakers argue.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
As Europe faces multiple potential axes of attack, more European countries might need to reconsider their ground-based air defense plans.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The conflict in Ukraine is reshaping Poland’s air force, but the service is facing challenges as it grows.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Matthew Fulco
Savoie discusses the company’s evolving business strategy amid a tense geopolitical environment.
Supply Chain

William J. Lynn III and Steve Grundman
In a healthy defense industrial ecosystem, companies occupying the middle ground—between the many small companies and a few large ones—perform important systemic roles.
Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon’s push to adopt more commercial communications systems is raising concerns with the DOD's largest provider of resilient communications,
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon for the first time provided additional information on May 6 on what systems it is buying under a new initiative called Replicator.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Irene Klotz
It’s been a big year for United Launch Alliance, the Lockheed Martin- and Boeing-owned joint venture that has been remaking itself for the commercial space age.
Commercial Space

Readers write about fighter aircraft for Ukraine, Boeing management, Boeing 787 nonconformance issues, piloting from the ground, young readers and IP theft.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Brian Everstine
Additional funding finally approved by Congress in a supplemental bill last month will allow the U.S. Army to ramp up needed Patriot interceptor production.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
Elbit Systems has announced a $50 million contract from an unspecified international customer for its new Red Sky very short-range air defense system.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Switzerland has made a request for information to industry on medium-range air defense systems to fill a capability gap.
Missile Defense & Weapons