Ukraine war

War in Ukraine

By Brian Everstine
The surge of military aid to Israel and related movement of air defenses to U.S. bases in the Middle East has meant a peak tasking of American airlift.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. aid amounts to Ukraine have dwindled in comparison to earlier batches as the Defense Department awaits a supplemental funding package from Congress.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The UK Defense Ministry says Moscow’s failure to thus far establish an airborne ISR capability in Ukraine has been a “critical flaw” in its invasion.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Raytheon and Kongsberg had to “beg, borrow and steal” to get Nasams to Ukrainian forces in a matter of weeks.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force is looking to industry to stand up a new F-16 training program for international partners.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Matthew Fulco
Geopolitical tensions, particularly Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, are driving the strongest defense market demand since 2008-09.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The £4 billion ($4.9 billion) deal will see MBDA transfer technologies and knowledge to Polish defense group PGZ.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon on Nov. 3 announced another $425 million in aid.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
Defense companies in Seoul showcase ability to counter low-altitude and long-range threats from North Korea.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The Royal Australian Air Force has deployed one of its Boeing E-7 Wedgetail AEW aircraft to Europe as part of its military assistance to Ukraine.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
A small number of Ukrainian pilots have begun a tailored training program to learn how to fly the F-16 at a U.S. Air Force base in Arizona.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. has given Ukraine seven industrial-size 3D printers and related technical data packages so the nation’s military can print replacement parts.
Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon’s first-ever defense industrial base policy will outline Defense Department efforts to bolster a stretched workforce and supply chain.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Ukraine’s Operation Dragonfly—in the early morning of Oct. 17—used U.S.-supplied Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) to strike Russian airfields.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Additional L3Harris counter-uncrewed aircraft systems are expected to be in Ukraine by year’s end.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alex Derber
With cost pressures rising due to multiple factors, MRO providers in Europe find ways to cope with inflation.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Byron Callan
A look at several scenarios that could unfold in the Middle East.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
With Ukrainian and U.S. munitions stockpiles in urgent need of replenishment, a new conflict in Israel could further stretch global supply chains for weapons.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The unarmed MQ-9s will fly in direct support of NATO’s so-called air-shielding mission, monitoring activity along Ukraine’s borders with alliance member states.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
More AIM-9M Sidewinders are on the way to Ukraine to further bolster air defenses.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Defense Minister Ludivine Dedonder has told Belgian radio station RTL on Oct. 11 that Belgium would be able to send F-16s to Ukraine after 2025­.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Denmark, Finland, Germany and the UK announced their intentions Oct. 10 ahead of the meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group being held in Brussels.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Michael Bruno
U.S. financial analysts do not see the latest Middle East conflict rising to the same level for a long-term arms buildup like the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
A Boeing/Saab team is on track to deliver the first Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb and a new launcher to the Ukrainian military, a company official said on Oct. 9.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Helen Chachaty
Ukraine’s Antonov could be granted licensed production of the French-developed Aarok medium-altitude, long-endurance uncrewed aircraft system.
Aircraft & Propulsion