Russia

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

By Victoria Moores
Air France-KLM CEO Benjamin Smith wants airlines that overfly Russia to be banned from landing in Europe.
Airlines & Lessors

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 Steve Trimble
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi hailed the milestone event by India’s 26-year-old nuclear weapons program.
Missile Defense & Weapons

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 Brian Everstine
As U.S. satellites face increasing threats, Washington wants more data-sharing agreements from friendly nations to keep an eye on in-orbit movements.
Space

Aviation Week Staff
Roscosmos’ Soyuz 2.1b rocket with a Fregat booster orbited a batch of Russian satellites and an Iranian spacecraft on Feb. 29.
Space

By Irene Klotz
India named four air force officers to become the founding members of the country’s Gaganyaan astronaut corps.
Space

Aviation Week Staff
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited is gearing up to begin a $7.2 billion upgrade program for the Indian Air Force’s Su-30MKI fighter fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Network Staff
Russian officials are sounding ever more cautious about when the country’s new Yakovlev MC-21 narrowbody passenger airliner will enter service.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Network Staff
Russia’s Siberian Research Institute for Aviation has performed the first test flight of Partizan, its ultra STOL transport aircraft demonstrator.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble
Washington has recently determined how Russia will attempt to field a new ASAT capability that analysts have been secretly tracking for several years.
Space

By Mark Carreau
Russia's Progress MS-26 resupply mission launched on course for an early Feb. 17 docking with the ISS, loaded up with food, crew supplies and propellant.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The preliminary findings suggest a second member of Russia’s hypersonic arsenal has been employed against Ukraine, following strikes by the Khinzal missiles.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Mark Carreau
Three NASA astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut have been selected for the SpaceX Crew-9 Dragon mission launch to the ISS, planned for no earlier than August.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Ankara finally secures approval for new F-16s, but Athens will receive the long-desired F-35 first.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Irene Klotz
Japan reestablished communications with its toppled Moon probe, which successfully touched down—in an unplanned orientation—last week.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The missile attack on Tuapse highlights Ukraine’s small but growing arsenal of homegrown, long-range strike capabilities.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Piotr Butowski
The Russian defense ministry has contracted the development of new Ilyushin Il-100 super-heavy transport.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
The latest annual report by NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel’s (ASAP) was released Jan. 25.
Commercial Space

Aviation Week Staff
Ethiopia has acquired a pair of Russian-made Sukhoi Su-30 fourth-generation fighters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
JAXA has temporarily powered down its ailing lunar lander so that it has sufficient power to restart the craft once the Sun shines on it at the right angle.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The exchange came four days after a Russian air force A-50 airborne warning and control system was reportedly downed near the Sea of Azov.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Lockheed Martin has revealed that production of Bulgaria’s new F-16 Block 70 aircraft is well underway.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The U.K. government has committed to providing £2.5 billion of military support to Ukraine during 2024, with £200 million to be spent on providing drones.
Budget, Policy & Operations