Ukraine war

War in Ukraine

By Tony Osborne
The UK Defense Ministry has lifted the lid on the second ground-based air defense system it has rapidly developed for use in Ukraine referred to as Raven.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The UK Royal Air Force is deploying StormShroud, its first autonomous collaborative platform, to jam and deceive enemy defenses.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Steve Trimble
Ukraine is in talks to establish a second training site for Lockheed Martin F-16 pilots in the Czech Republic, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
Western militaries have watched with a sense of amazement the uncrewed aircraft systems developments on the Ukrainian battlefield.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Matthew Fulco
The U.S. and Ukraine signed a much-anticipated deal on April 30 that could provide Washington with a significant new source of critical minerals.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
Romania has been given approval to acquire another Patriot air defense system that will replace another that was donated to Ukraine.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Craig Caffrey
Stockholm's raft of new measures to bolster funding for both its own armed forces and Ukraine represents a post-Trump adjustment to previously established plans.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Vivienne Machi
The 76-year-old alliance wants to bolster its space capabilities with hundreds of millions of dollars in new funding.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Byron Callan
The camps on either side of the defense mobilization debate in the U.S. and allied countries should consider two more mobilization pathways.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
European Union parliament members have backed a proposal for greater defense industrial investment.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
A radio frequency directed energy weapon demo has proved it can counter drone swarms, UK trials show.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
Italy’s ELT Group has unveiled a new modular electromagnetically silent anti-drone system.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Matthew Fulco
Taiwan's Tron Future Tech sees burgeoning global demand for its counter-unmanned aircraft systems.
Missile Defense & Weapons

Aviation Week Staff
Traffic has surpassed levels before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, but officials raise questions about growth potential.
Airlines & Lessors

Aviation Week Staff
Since the invasion of Ukraine, Russian aerospace has had no access to Western equipment. Replacing it will continue to hamper manufacturers and airlines for years.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
The first test of the L3Harris platform-agnostic mobile counter-drone system will be conducted later this year.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Garrett Reim
Europeans have developed a wariness of relying on U.S. space tech, but the U.S. is light years ahead of its Old World cousins in the emerging space sector.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Garrett Reim
A €70 million ($75.7 million) Series B round to fund the deployment of a 100-sat 5G internet-of-things constellation has been closed by Sateliot.
Satellites

By Tony Osborne
Industry is being called on by the UK defense ministry to help provide protection for dismounted troops from small uncrewed aircraft systems.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
The new product effectively allows users to fuse drone full-motion video with Maxar’s precision, three-dimensional digital globe product.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Lockheed Martin has delivered the first two High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems to Australian government.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
European defense companies are scrambling to meet surging demand at home for their equipment.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
A new defense posture for Europe, called Readiness 2030, will call on member states to also invest in military mobility.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
The German measure passed March 18 with the support of 513 legislators, with 207 voting against.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
Denmark's Acting Chief of Defense Michael Hyldgaard said the F-35 will start to gradually take over the role of the F-16.
Aircraft & Propulsion