Ukraine war

War in Ukraine

By Steve Trimble
The Pentagon develops a concept to flood the Taiwan Strait with a horde of drones to confuse Chinese countermeasures.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Poland has halted arms shipments to Ukraine over an apparent diplomatic spat about grain exports.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The latest U.S. sanctions block direct transactions with individuals and entities based in Iran, China, Russia and Turkey.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Experienced Ukrainian pilots could learn to fly the F-16 in as little as three months, U.S. Air Force leaders say.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By James Pozzi
CEO Zilvinas Lapinskas discusses the Lithuanian MRO’s recent hangar announcements.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
Estonia and Latvia are to jointly purchase the Diehl IRIS-T SLM medium-range, ground-based air defense system.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
U.S. and European defense suppliers are supporting the development of Poland’s air defense system and the development of future missiles to support it.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Alex Derber
Russian airlines have looked to source parts from countries not signed up to international sanctions.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Reznikov leaves the role having secured the transfer of billions of dollars of military equipment and weaponry to Ukraine since Russia's full-scale invasion.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
Ukraine has now fielded a long-range weapon capable of striking targets hundreds of miles deep into Russian territory.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Lockheed is supporting the European effort to create a F-16 training school in Romania ahead of a potential transfer of F-16s to Ukraine.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. has announced a new package of aid for Ukraine, including for the first time the announcement of AIM-9M Sidewinder missiles to be used for air defense.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
A new Ukrainian military intelligence assessment claims that Russian companies are building strike missiles at a monthly clip of more than 100.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The remarks by the Dutch defense minister may temper expectations of the first donated, single-engine fighters being delivered by year-end.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Norway will become the third country to agree to send F-16s to bolster the Ukrainian air force.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Wagner mercenary group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin reportedly died in the crash of an Embraer business jet in Russia on Aug. 23.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
Economic and geopolitical travails are weighing on China’s international passenger flight recovery.
Airlines & Lessors

By Brian Everstine, Tony Osborne
A top USAF officer says aircraft will arrive in Ukraine next year but warns they will not be a silver bullet in fighting Russia.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Jens Flottau
Western sanctions have impeded Russia’s participation in the widebody program, but China plans to pursue it alone.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
Poland’s helicopter procurement plans dwarf those of other European countries.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Germany’s Rheinmetall is to supply Ukraine with its LUNA Next Generation (NG) tactical uncrewed aircraft system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The U.S. government has approved a potential sale of the U.S./Israel-developed Arrow 3 anti-ballistic missile system to Germany.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
New research shows evidence of Russia's indigenous manufacture of Iran’s Shahed one-way attack uncrewed air systems.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The Army’s Program Executive Office-Soldier last month announced creation of the Low Altitude Stalking and Strike Ordnance (LASSO) program.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The UK has provided Ukraine with a new rapidly developed air defense capability based on MBDA’s Advanced Short-Range Air-to-Air Missile (Asraam).
Missile Defense & Weapons