Ukraine war

Slovakia has completed deliveries of its surplus Mikoyan MiG-29 combat aircraft to Ukraine, the country’s defense ministry has confirmed.

After decades of hints, Romania’s defense council blesses the purchase of the fifth-generation fighter.

The agreement between Aerojet Rocketdyne and the Pentagon’s MCEIP will expand several facilities.

The recent circulation of U.S. military and intelligence documents amplifies warnings about Ukraine’s need for fighters and counter-air missiles.

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The allegations have come out more than 13 months after Russian and Ukrainian forces fought a battle around Hostomel airport in the first hours of the invasion.

The $2.6 billion package includes $2.1 billion in new equipment and another $500 million in existing equipment.

U.S. Navy Adm. (ret.) William H. McRaven, now a senior advisor at Lazard, spoke with Aviation Week editors about budgets, China and the Russia-Ukraine War.

Slovakia has become the first country to declare it has delivered operational crewed combat aircraft to Ukraine.

Finland has begun allowing allies to conduct surveillance flights along the country’s 1,300-km border with Russia.

A long-awaited transfer of Polish and Slovakian MiGs will help restore Ukrainian air force capacity, but they add few needed capabilities.

The offer serves as “indirect compensation” for donating 13 Mikoyan MiG-29s and parts of an SA-6 battery to Ukraine.

North Macedonia has confirmed it has joined Poland and Slovakia in supplying Soviet-era combat aircraft to Ukraine.

The Pentagon’s newest batch of aid for Ukraine includes additional missiles for Ukrainian aircraft to target Russian surface-to-air missile systems.

The announcement by Warsaw breaks a year-long impasse over whether Western governments would heed Ukrainian demands for fighters.

EUCOM released the video from the MQ-9A’s belly-mounted MTS-B sensor on March 16 after Russia denied that the intercept by two Su-27s led to a collision.

Eurocontrol member states have established a voluntary solidarity fund of $50 million.

A U.S. Space Command official says kinetic methods remain on the table in a wartime scenario.

Reopening Ukraine’s airspace to commercial traffic any time soon sounds far-fetched but Eurocontrol is putting a plan in place for when the day comes.

The incident over the Black Sea comes after a string of unsafe encounters reported by U.S. and UK military aircraft since October.

While it is unlikely that Russia will turn to nuclear weapons, the ongoing war in Ukraine may prompt a new strategic standoff.

Three reasons why the use of nuclear weapons does not make sense for Russia.

Ukraine has about 60 aircraft remaining, but those have been made “worthless” in the face of highly effective Russian air defenses.

The UK and German air forces have linked arms to undertake a joint air policing mission from Estonia.