Ukraine war

Ukraine will receive 16 donated Saab Gripen fighters from Sweden once it finalizes the first stage of a deal to acquire new-build Gripen Es.

For Russia and Ukraine, the battle of electronic warfare tools versus drones is a seemingly neverending cycle of evolution.

Ukraine has been able to use electronic attack techniques to seriously degrade the effectiveness of Russian Kinzhal hypersonic missile and other systems.

Ukraine requires $4.4 billion in electronic warfare systems for 2026 as international coalition works to meet urgent defense needs against Russia.

Newcomers enter the German defense industrial landscape as established players pivot to address the country’s surging appetite for weapons.

Ukraine’s multidomain trench warfare stalemate demands new tech breakthroughs to regain maneuverability.

Ukraine converts Soviet-era bombs into precision glide weapons to counter Russian stand-off attacks.

Rafael is proposing to equip UAVs with some of the self-protection equipment more typically associated with combat aircraft.

Multiple modifications made by Russia to improve the lethality and survivability of the Kh-101cruise missile against air defenses have achieved only limited success.

Latvia’s defense minister resigns after drone incursions expose airspace vulnerabilities, prompting leadership changes and calls for stronger defense.

AIRO Group revealed plans on May 11 to produce the RQ-70 Dainn uncrewed aircraft system as a follow-on to the company’s smaller, hand-launched RQ-35.

Government intel agencies must move faster than ever to satisfy operators’ growing appetite for remote-sensing data.

New Zealand’s Syos Aerospace Prepares Wider Drones Tests In Ukraine

U.S. Approves JDAM Sale To Ukraine.

Ukraine can buy 1,532 precision, extended-range glide bombs from Boeing, the U.S. government said on May 5.

The U.S. military is bolstering its investments in autonomous systems and needs to test those platforms before they are used on signal-cluttered battlefields.

The EU launched a call for participation in the EU-Ukraine Drone Alliance aimed at fostering development of UAS and ways to defend against them.

New Zealand’s Syos Aerospace is preparing to field a wider range of drones for testing in Ukraine.

Ukraine says it has struck a facility housing Russian Su-57 fighters and Su-34 fighter bombers.

Ukraine is looking to capitalize on the success it has had developing counter-drone and other systems by adjusting government rules to enable defense exports.

In a battlespace unrecognizable from when the war began in 2022, Ukraine’s adaptations appear to be outpacing the Russian invaders.

Ukraine is looking to produce more than seven million drones this year as part of the wider scaling up of its defense industrial capability.

Western militaries need to rethink their plans to marshal and resupply frontline troops given the lessons from Ukraine, argues the head of Norway’s Defense Logistics Organization.

The UK says the package will be critical to Ukraine’s counterstrike and defenses against Russian attacks, as well as bolstering the UK’s UAS capabilities.

Norway has donated to Ukraine six of its now-retired Lockheed Martin F-16s, which are undergoing refurbishment, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre says.