Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury has called for enhanced European cooperation on defense procurement and for EU member states to be more supportive of Europe’s defense industry.
The Pentagon is escalating its military aid for Ukraine with a new tranche of materiel that includes M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) for the first time, along with more Mi-17 helicopters, air surveillance radars and other equipment as part of a $700 million package.
Russian news outlet RBK News is reporting that China has banned Russian carriers flying Western-leased Boeing and Airbus aircraft through its airspace due to the uncertain legal status of these aircraft.
The Pentagon has awarded a new contract for Stinger anti-aircraft missile replacements while also shifting more internal money for military assistance to Ukraine, and is seeking to stockpile critical munitions as it looks at lessons learned from Russia’s invasion.
Finland and Sweden joining NATO instantly would enhance the alliance’s military power with capable air forces and increasing acquisition budgets, the nominee to lead U.S. European Command and become the alliance’s Supreme Allied Commander-Europe told lawmakers.
The U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) has awarded its largest-ever commercial imagery contract effort—up to billions over the next decade—to BlackSky, Maxar and Planet at a critical time for the industry.
More than 20 nations announced new packages of military aid for Ukraine following a meeting of more than 40 countries on May 23, the Pentagon announced.
In its latest round of sanctions aimed at Russian entities in the wake of the Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the UK government has barred three Russian airlines from raising cash by selling their slots at UK airports.
Almost three months on from the initial shock of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the long-term impacts of the ongoing conflict on commercial aviation and aerospace are becoming clearer.
The Pentagon on May 19 announced it would airlift more counter-artillery radars, howitzers and other equipment to Ukraine, shortly after the Senate approved a $40.1 billion package of assistance.
The governments of Finland and Sweden have endorsed plans to join NATO, ending their long-held policy of non-military alignment in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Sweden would be safer under NATO’s security umbrella, but the country would be at risk of a Russian backlash during the application process, a government report suggests.
By Jen DiMascio, Sash Tusa, Steve Trimble, Brian Everstine
The war in Ukraine is revealing the vulnerability of attack helicopters to man-portable air-defense systems. Defense analyst Sash Tusa joins Aviation Week editors to discuss options that the U.S. Army will consider at its EDGE 22 exercise, how manufacturers could protect future rotorcraft and whether those ideas make sense.
After its KA-SAT satellite internet service in Europe was disrupted on Feb. 24 by an alleged cyberattack from Russia, Viasat shared details of the attack with industry competitors via the U.S. Space Force’s Commercial Integration Cell.
Finland’s prime minister and president have together said the Nordic country “must apply” for NATO membership “as a matter of urgency” to strengthen the country’s security.
