Ukraine war

The Netherlands has begun buying weapons to support the arming of its newly acquired MQ-9 Reaper uncrewed air systems.

A promised supply of Western fighter jets has prompted a comprehensive review within Ukraine’s air force of its structure, training and logistics needs.

The first image of a Ukrainian Air Force combat aircraft carrying a UK-supplied MBDA Storm Shadow air-launched cruise missile has emerged.

While the U.S. and its partners have agreed to start training Ukrainian pilots on Lockheed Martin F-16s, the jets’ delivery will take several months.

The Baltic States of Estonia and Latvia have selected the German IRIS-T SLM for a joint medium-range ground-based air defense requirement.

With an eye on China, Tokyo ramps up ambitions for selling military equipment abroad.

President Joe Biden said May 19 that the U.S. supports an international effort to train Ukrainian pilots on F-16s and other fourth-generation fighters.

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunk and Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte will be working to build an "international coalition" to provide Ukraine with combat air support.

The new Storm Shadows in Ukraine’s inventory likely will prompt Russia to reconsider siting of high-value targets, logistics hubs and air defense systems.

Ukraine on May 16 again claimed it had downed a round of Russian hypersonic Kinzhal missiles.

Viasat’s KA-SAT satellite in Europe is still under attack more than a year after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine.

The training program is part of a new round of military aid being provided as Kyiv gears up for its counteroffensive against Russia’s invasion.

Sebright speaks with Aviation Week editors about the countries’ evolving relationship in defense and aerospace.

Lockheed Martin announced a week after the Kinzhal shoot down that Germany’s PAC-3 MSE/launcher combination remained in operational testing on May 4.

Greek industry is to develop a long-range loitering munition in conjunction with South Africa’s Paramount Industries.

The UK has supplied long-range air-launched cruise missiles to Ukraine.

The single-engine L-159 can carry guns, missiles and bombs, but falls short of the speed, agility and payload of Ukraine's preferred fighter: the F-16.

The U.S. military will provide another $1.2 billion in newly produced military aid for Ukraine.

President Vladimir Putin described the Kinzhal as the “most important” of the six modern weapon systems he revealed in a Kremlin speech on March 1, 2018.

The first intercept of a hypersonic Kinzhal comes less than three weeks after the first donated German Patriot battery was delivered to Ukraine.

Estonia has acquired loitering munitions from Israel as part of an effort to bolster the country’s armed forces following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The U.S. has announced it will commit thousands of unguided air-to-ground rockets to Ukraine.

The Kremlin statement is the first report of a strike attempt that reached the center of the Russian capital.

Competition from lower-tier suppliers and other countries is picking up.

DMEA’s staff has recently been assigned a new task in response to urgent calls by Ukraine to replenish a rapidly depleting arsenal of air defense systems.