Ukraine war

War in Ukraine

By Tony Osborne
Video shows Kyiv's Mi-24 "Hind" attack helicopters being equipped with U.S.-supplied Hydra 70mm unguided rockets.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Poland has ordered more troops and equipment to the country’s border with Belarus after Belarusian military helicopters violated Poland’s airspace.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon is sending additional Patriot and National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS) munitions to Ukraine.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. is sending additional high-end air defense systems, precision aerial munitions and kamikaze drones to Ukraine.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The U.S. is likely to join the coalition of NATO nations establishing training for Ukrainian pilots to fly the F-16 combat aircraft.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Brian Everstine
Ukraine has depended on Starlink for expansive battlefield communication.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
The UK Royal Air Force’s Eurofighter pilots are set to receive BAE’s Striker 2 helmet-mounted display as part of a national upgrade of the aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The defense ministry’s Command Paper Refresh was published July 18.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
NATO’s largest exercise took over European skies ahead of a new funding pledge at the leaders’ summit.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
Royal United Services Institute military analyst Justin Bronk gave a blunt warning at the Global Air and Space Chiefs Conference on July 12 in London.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Apurva Mahajan
Debate started July 12 on the fiscal 2024 defense authorization bill after scores of controversial amendments were rejected.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Ukrainian pilots will begin training to fly F-16 combat aircraft this summer in a school to be set up in Romania.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
France will provide Ukraine with MBDA-made Scalp missiles, which are essentially the same as the Storm Shadow missiles already transferred by the UK.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The Boeing 737-based aircraft will be deployed to Germany for six months starting in October.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Angus Batey
Goldilock makes a technology that essentially disconnects customer from networks to maintain security.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Piotr Butowski
The Russian aircraft company reveals a new design configuration developed using digital design.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio
In Ukraine, the world is seeing a “navigation war,” in which Russia and Ukraine consistently aim to jam satellites providing positioning, navigation and timing.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The announcement did not identify the development projects, but still showed an image of a known SAM concept in development by Ukraine's Luch Design Bureau.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Matthew Fulco
Global defense demand remains robust with $252 billion worth of allied contract awards expected over the next 24 months, according to investment bank Jefferies.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon is in the middle of reviewing its assumptions of how many munitions it would need in a war and how industry can meet its requirements.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Apurva Mahajan
Two U.S. senators are pushing for the transfer of two U.S. Iron Dome defense system batteries to Ukraine.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
New initiative announced at Paris Air Show coincides with apparent decreased American presence in Le Bourget.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The White House is surging another $500 million in military equipment to Ukraine amid its ongoing counteroffensive.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Imagery published on social media has confirmed that a Russian Air Force Ilyushin Il-22M airborne command post was among several military aircraft shot down.
Budget, Policy & Operations