Ukraine war

The end goal is to have a battle plan with allies involved by design at the outset, the service’s boss says.

The upgraded Vega-C, a beefed-up and more flexible version of the Vega light launcher, made its first flight July 13 from Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.

The CEO of Roscosmos State Space Corp. has vowed to ban cosmonauts from working with the European Robotic Arm installed on Russia’s new Nauka science module on the International Space Station.

A Leonardo official says the company hopes to find additional orders for its AW101 three-engine heavy helicopter as a potential replacement for Russian-built platforms.

Proposals to allow Europe’s airline slot regime to return to normal have been published by the European Commission.

Dublin-headquartered lessor SMBC Aviation Capital has written off the full value of 34 aircraft stranded in Russia.

Boeing sees opportunities to add about 50 more P-8 Poseidon orders to its existing total of 183, as it sees interest growing amid tensions in Europe.

Finland and Sweden have become observer members of NATO, as alliance members sign off accession protocols to enable the membership of the two Nordic nations.

The Pentagon will send two advanced missile defense systems to Ukraine in its latest tranche of $820 million in aid for Kyiv.

Leonardo’s AW149 super-medium military rotorcraft has scored its third export contract with an order from Poland.

"The situation has changed diametrically since early March,” the head of Russia's Association of Air Transport Operators said.

The dual registration of aircraft raises safety concerns relating to the international validity of each airplane’s certificate of airworthiness, ICAO said.

The U.S. is deploying two more F-35A squadrons to Europe and stationing F-15s in Poland as part of a surge in the region in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, President Joe Biden announced during a June 29 NATO summit.

Turkish President Recep Erdogan on June 28 reversed his opposition to NATO membership for Finland and Sweden, allowing the Scandinavian countries a clear path to joining the transatlantic alliance at a moment of heightened security concerns over Russia’s four-month-old war with Ukraine.

In an effort to mitigate the effects of Western sanctions imposed in response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, the Russian government has outlined a plan to reconfigure the country’s commercial aircraft fleet in favor of domestically produced airliners by 2030.

Russia’s largest cargo carrier AirBridgeCargo is looking for ways to continue its sanctions-interrupted operations outside the country.

The closure of Russian airspace has caused considerable changes in Finnair’s strategy, as over half of the Oneworld alliance member’s revenue came from the traffic to Asia operating via Russian territory.

Boeing hopes to secure a contract early next year for Germany’s future fleet of Chinook transport helicopters as it works to finalize requirements for the rotorcraft.

Escalating costs of metals could cause supply chain disruptions for aviation OEMs and reduce supply of spares.

The development of the Sino-Russian CR929 widebody airliner may face further delays after the Russian participant in the program United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) was slapped with new Western sanctions in response to Moscow’s invasion to Ukraine.

MQ-1 Gray Eagles can be transferred to Ukrainian forces to help defeat Russia’s Black Sea blockade.

The U.S. has committed about $6.3 billion in security assistance to Ukraine since the beginning of the Biden administration, including $5.6 billion

Challenges related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine were discussed at MRO BEER in Istanbul.

Denmark is to retain its F-16s at a higher operational level and for a longer period than planned due to regional tensions prompted by Russia’s war in Ukraine.

The Federal Reserve’s 0.75% interest rate increase hit stock prices hard last week, but the Aviation Week AAM Stock Composite notched a 15.48% rise.