Ukraine war

Representatives of almost 50 nations have pledged to continue helping Ukraine strengthen its air- and defense-missile systems during a Pentagon-led meeting.

The statement is the first official acknowledgment that the strike near the Polish village of Przewodow on Nov. 15 was not an errant or intentional attack by Russia.

Ukraine will need Western combat aircraft to resecure its skies against Russia, an examination of the air war over Ukraine concludes.

The U.S. will send four Boeing AN/TWQ-1 Avenger air defense systems to Ukraine as part of the latest batch of $400 million in aid, along with additional Stinger missiles and munitions for Hawk air defenses.

Russia announced Nov. 9 that it will withdraw from the key Ukrainian strategic city of Kherson and back across the Dnipro River, a major setback in its invasion of the country.

The Biden administration’s push to arm Ukraine in its war with Russia has highlighted supply chain issues.

The Pentagon is consulting with Ukraine on how to integrate Western, NATO standard air defense systems with its existing stock of Soviet-era systems as the first U.S.-provided advanced ground-to-air missile systems have arrived in the country’s war with Russia.

Give the Ukrainian military Saab Gripen C/D fighters and Textron Systems CBU-105 Sensor Fused Weapon munitions soon, a UK-based defense think-tank recommends.

Cathay Pacific is resuming flying in Russian airspace, allowing it to use polar routes to reduce travel time on its flights from New York to Hong Kong.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is prompting Europe’s armed forces to rapidly relearn skills that have faded since the end of the Cold War.

The country's air force is one of the major beneficiaries of Berlin’s defense spending uptick.

Warsaw is hiking defense spending to 3% of GDP, prompted largely by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

British intelligence-gathering flights over the Black Sea region were suspended following the incident on Sept. 29, which occurred in international airspace.

NATO nations are heeding air defense lessons from Ukraine and preparing to invest in their ground-based surface-to-air defenses.

Steadfast Noon usually passes with little public acknowledgement as it exercises NATO’s nuclear deterrent, but this year the drills appear to have grown.

France, Spain and the UK have committed to supplying additional air defense equipment to Ukraine.

A group of 15 nations led by Germany have signed an initiative to strengthen European ground-based air defense capabilities.

Eurocontrol says FRA should now be rolled out by 2024, leading to improved efficiencies.

The U.S. and international partners are focused on providing an integrated air defense system to help Ukraine protect itself, in light of a barrage of Russian military attacks this week and the long-term need for Kyiv to build up its forces.

“We know, and Russian commanders on the ground know, that their supplies and munitions are running out," the director says.

The action comes despite recent market turmoil that plunged the pound to near parity with the U.S. dollar.

For aid to Ukraine, the industry has struggled to ramp up production despite Pentagon funding.

Iranian loitering munitions and drones may be filling in for Russian combat aircraft and guided missiles in Moscow’s war against Ukraine.

U.S. officials outlined 11 capabilities that will be delivered to Kyiv over the next six to 24 months.

European countries are beefing up security around their oil and gas facilities after the European Union and the Danish and Swedish governments declared the damage caused to both Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea as sabotage.