Ukraine war

War in Ukraine

By Tony Osborne
The Russian Air Force’s use of glide bombs is adding to the country’s fires advantage against Ukraine.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
British intelligence officials are suggesting Moscow could be facing fleet availability issues.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Lawmakers in Germany have approved the purchase of four more Patriot ground-based air defense systems for the country.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon’s top leaders on March 19 pressed international partners to surge more aid to Ukraine.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Rising demand for weapons stocks is driving a review of European missile manufacturing.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
European Union and national government investments in Norway’s missile and ammunition industries are being focused on building increased production capacity.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
France has become the world’s second-largest arms exporter after sales by Russia plummeted in response to the country’s invasion of Ukraine.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Seventy percent of European missile manufacturer MBDA’s exports in 2023 were for ground-based air defenses, the company’s CEO has revealed.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon on March 11 rolled out its $849.8 billion budget request for 2025.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Sweden has ended its more than two-century-long policy of nonmilitary alignment by joining NATO.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Ukrainian forces appear to have used French-supplied Hammer AASM air-launched guided bombs in action, reports from both sides of the frontline have indicated.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Garrett Reim
Off-the-shelf algorithms open up new possibilities for inexpensive UAVs.
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne
The plan also includes the creation of a European Defense Industry Program.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Craig Caffrey
Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, European defense expenditure has increased by 26.7% in real terms, and its defense sector is still catching up.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Kevin Michaels
Every dollar of aircraft production underpins at least another dollar of supplier activity in all tiers.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Michael Bruno
Howmet Aerospace Chairman and CEO John Plant said his company will not invest in significantly expanding titanium supply capacity.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
The use of uncrewed systems by Ukraine is inspiring nations including the UK to make major investments in drone capabilities.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Hungarian lawmakers have voted in favor of Sweden’s entry into NATO.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
Militaries in the region are looking to evolve their attack helicopters.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon sent Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine last year without a plan for long-term sustainment, a new watchdog report says.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
British defense ministers have outlined plans to accelerate the provision of uncrewed systems across all four branches of the UK’s armed services.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Ukraine will begin receiving F-16 combat aircraft this summer, the Danish government has announced.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Despite losing the energy market, Airbus has sold about 100 H225s in five years and aims to repeat that before the turn of the decade.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Major programs have buoyed BAE Systems to a record order backlog of more than £69 billion ($87.1 billion), the company has reported.
Supply Chain

By Matthew Fulco
Startups in the counter-uncrewed aircraft systems (C-UAS) segment face a bevy of challenges.
Missile Defense & Weapons