Ukraine war

The defense ministry cites satellite imagery from Dec. 25 showing several Su-57s at the Akhtubinsk air base.

The Czech Republic has committed to increasing defense spending to 2% of gross domestic product.

Russian airspace restrictions will present opportunities for some of the region’s carriers on Asia-Europe traffic.

The newest tranche, announced Jan. 6, amounts to about $3.075 billion in new security assistance for Ukraine.

There will be more flights to Tokyo alongside the return of Osaka.

The announcement came in a joint press statement released following a call between German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and President Joe Biden on Jan. 5.

Aeroflot has bought back 10 Boeing 777-300ER widebody aircraft as part of an effort to clear up its fleet from the international restrictions.

Russia is discussing ways for it to stay in its last international aircraft program—the joint development of Sino-Russian CR929 widebody commercial aircraft.

The possibility of Iranian missile transfers to Russia creates a race against time for Ukraine’s air defense.

The latest drawdown package raises the overall assistance to Ukraine from the U.S. government to $21.3 billion since Russia invaded its neighbor.

The massive demand for weapons for Ukraine has caused the Pentagon and industry to reevaluate supply chains and procurement planning.

The two A400Ms took off from Kyiv’s Borispol Airport on Dec. 20.

Thirty members of a secretive Russian military unit that programs the flightpaths of cruise missiles targeting Ukraine have been sanctioned.

Only 10 SSJ100s were assembled by Irkut this year as Western sanctions loomed over the regional jet program.

Ukraine appears to have fashioned the Tu-141 into a weapon that is attacking targets deep in Russian territory.

With an estimated $1 trillion being invested in European defense by the turn of the decade, the post-Cold War peace dividend has passed.

The Pentagon is sending Ukraine new air defenses and an undisclosed counter air defense capability.

The LCC is adding flights to St. Petersburg as the UAE continues its neutral stance regarding the Russia-Ukraine war.

Gen. Jeffrey Harrigian, who retired from the U.S. Air Force in July, reflected on the war, NATO and support for Kyiv in a panel session at a think tank event.

The U.S. Defense Department is working with the contractors who are building critical munitions for Ukraine to find sticking points in their supply chains.

Airbus will cease procuring titanium from Russian suppliers in what is now a matter of months, according to Michael Schoellhorn, Airbus Defence and Space CEO.

The U.S. is looking at all its options to help with Ukraine’s air defense, including possibly Patriot missile systems, as Russia appears unlikely to relent in its constant attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure, senior officials say.

Officials suggest the removal of the nuclear warhead from the weapon was further evidence of the depletion of Russia’s stock of long-range weapons.

Russian airline Red Wings plans to expand its fleet with four Soviet-era Tupolev Tu-204/214 narrowbody airliners.

The Pentagon will send Ukraine additional munitions for advanced surface-to-air missile systems, along with more High-speed Anti-Radiation Missiles and guns for downing unmanned aircraft systems.