Russia

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

By Thierry Dubois
Safran's diversification in suppliers of titanium billets and forgings is sufficiently well underway for the manufacturer to do without Russian titanium, its CEO says.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
The war in Ukraine has evolved into combat dominated by the use of drones.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Aviation Week Staff
Russia’s first commercial space launch of 2026 was also the last for the Proton-M variant with DM-03 booster.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
As a result of sanctions, Russian airlines must replace their Western fleets with locally produced aircraft, but industry is far behind expectations.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Mark Carreau
NASA and SpaceX on Feb. 10 once again pushed back the launch of the four-person Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station due to weather conditions.
Space Exploration

By Graham Warwick
Russia is seeking to replace Western suppliers in its general aviation sector.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The Russian air force has received a large batch of Sukhoi Su-57 fighters equipped with onboard systems and weapons.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Drones were used by Ukraine to strike more than 800,000 Russian targets in 2025, defense officials have revealed.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
Russia plans the inaugural launch of the Soyuz-5 medium-lift vehicle at the end of March, the deputy head of Roscosmos state corporation Dmitry Baranov says.
Operations & Safety

By Tony Osborne
Ukraine says SpaceX responded swiftly after it discovered that Moscow has been using Starlink satellite communications to equip one-way attack drones.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
U.S. Space Command envisions a massive on-orbit exercise involving a broad swath of military satellites to stress test its supply chain.
Operations & Safety

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. reportedly may gain at least discrete areas of sovereign Greenland territory above or below the ice. But don’t send the surveyor teams out yet.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Aviation Week Network Staff
Russian MRO provider S7 Technics completed repairs on 100 engines in 2025, its parent S7 Airlines said on Jan. 21.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
The four members of NASA’s Crew-11 Dragon mission appeared healthy and in good spirits as they gathered for a Jan. 21 news briefing.
Operations & Safety

By Tony Osborne
Germany has signed up to acquire additional stocks of the Meteor beyond-visual range air-to-air missile, MBDA has declared.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Matthew Fulco
The hedge fund Elliott Investment Management has made a “significant” investment in hypersonic flight company Stratolaunch.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Mark Carreau
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Dragon Endeavour capsule undocked from the International Space Station on Jan. 14 for a scheduled Jan. 15 splashdown and recovery.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
The International Space Station crew held a change-of-command ceremony Jan. 12 in advance of the Crew-11 astronauts’ planned early return to Earth.
Operations & Safety

By Matthew Fulco
The U.S. and Taiwan will co-produce 155mm artillery shells in an expansion of joint defense manufacturing efforts, Taiwan’s Armaments Bureau said on Jan. 12.
Supply Chain

By Irene Klotz
As part of the SpaceX Crew-11 astronauts’ upcoming early departure from the ISS, command of the orbital outpost will be turned over to a Russian cosmonaut.
Operations & Safety

Aviation Week Staff
Russia’s altering of the orbital plans for the ROS follow-on to the ISS has caused Moscow to build use of the Baikonur spaceport back into its planning.
Operations & Safety

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

By Steve Trimble, Brian Everstine, Tony Osborne, Robert Wall
A look at why Operation Absolute Resolve has implications far beyond Venezuela.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Irene Klotz
The number of orbital launch attempts worldwide last year surpassed the record 2024 flight rate by 25%.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion