Ukraine war

War in Ukraine

By Brian Everstine
Ukraine is not likely to see many of the high-end air defense systems the West has pledged for several months to years.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
President Biden promised further deliveries of lethal aid and equipment to Ukraine as he made a surprise trip to Kyiv on Feb. 20.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Jen DiMascio
U.S. pushes for more Ukraine aid; U.S. tankers grounded; Polish MQ-9 flights to start; and replacing Russian platforms.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
NATO members are expected to agree to increase defense spending as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shown a greater need to invest in militaries.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Denmark and Sweden have become the latest signatories to a NATO initiative to overcome potential gaps in the alliance’s ground-based air defense systems.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. and partners must continue to deliver air defenses, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said following a meeting of the Ukraine Contact Group.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Jen DiMascio
The U.S. sees a diplomatic and industrial opportunity in the number of countries looking for alternatives to their existing Russian-built platforms.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Ukraine has kept its skies contested using a collection of internationally donated systems, though experts warn of donors’ complacency.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Irene Klotz
SpaceX is taking steps to prevent Starlink technology provided to Ukraine from being used for offensive military purposes.
Commercial Space

By Piotr Butowski
Signs indicate that Russian Kh-101 stocks are running low.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
Defensive preparations in the center of Moscow perhaps reveal a new Russian respect for homegrown weapons being fielded by Ukraine.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Even if Ukraine can push Russian forces out of the country, it is likely Moscow will continue to harbor territorial ambitions.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
U.S. President Joe Biden appeared to dismiss the possibility of directly providing Lockheed Martin F-16s to Ukraine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
The closure of Russian airspace to western airlines has seen Finnair modify some of its Airbus A350-900s to increase maximum takeoff weight.
Airlines & Lessors

By Tony Osborne
Momentum for the handover of fighters to supplement Ukraine’s remaining air defense fleet of Soviet-era Sukhoi Su-27s and RAC MiG-29s is gradually gaining.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne, Thierry Dubois
France plans to spend more than €400 billion on defense in 2024-30, President Emmanuel Macron has declared.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army in the next two months will award multiple large contracts to replenish its stocks of critical munitions that have been sent to Ukraine.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Col. Yurii Ihnat, spokesman for Ukraine’s Air Forces Command, said the type of aircraft likely to be provided has been determined.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley announced the latest tranche of military equipment for Ukraine.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Netherlands ministers have suggested they could make F-16s available to Ukraine if Kiev requests the combat aircraft.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. will send up to $2.5 billion more in military aid for Ukraine.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
European nations have further stepped up their efforts to supply lethal aid to the war-torn country in its fight against Russia.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville is the latest voice in a series of Pentagon officials looking for a critical assessment of industry’s supply chain.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Ukrainian Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky was among 17 killed after a State Emergency Service of Ukraine Airbus H225 helicopter crashed Jan. 18.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Forward-deploying E-3 Sentry airborne early warning aircraft closer to Ukraine will make them less reliant on aerial refueling.
Budget, Policy & Operations