Russia

Ukraine claims to have destroyed one-third of Russian Long-Range Aviation’s cruise missile-carrying strategic bombers after an audacious drone raid deep inside Russian territory.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

The LMS-192 Osvey passenger turboprop will take to the air in 2026, according to a Belarusian governor.

Germany has pledged an additional €5 billion ($5.65 billion) to aid Ukraine’s defenses and boost the country’s ability to strike at long-range against Russia.

Air Serbia has secured rights to overfly Russian airspace on Belgrade–Shanghai service, as Chinese carriers continue to capitalize on overflight access.

The Golden Dome air and missile defense shield could transform the defense relationship between the U.S. and Canada.

Failure to adapt NATO in the current geopolitical situation risks fracturing the alliance and empowering adversaries.

Moscow has green-lit a multi-year space plan that emphasizes more tangible outcomes and seeks to close a growing gap with rivals.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Poland is acquiring 10,000 loitering munitions through a 10-year-long framework agreement with technology firm WB Electronics.

Development of the nine-seat LMS-901 Baikal commuter turboprop has reached a stalemate, Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Yury Trutnev has told the State Duma.

The ICAO council has ruled that Russia is responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine in 2014.

The growing threat to space systems is driving a demand for greater resilience, argues the Luftwaffe’s head of space command.

Pieces of a Soviet-era spacecraft, stranded in Earth orbit after a failed launch to Venus 53 years ago, are heading back into the atmosphere this week.

Russian aeronautical research institute TsAGI has flight tested a windowless cockpit demonstrator.

The U.S. and Ukraine signed a much-anticipated deal on April 30 that could provide Washington with a significant new source of critical minerals.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Romania has been given approval to acquire another Patriot air defense system that will replace another that was donated to Ukraine.

Just back from the International Space Station, NASA’s oldest astronaut, 70-year-old Don Pettit, wants to take two more journeys off the planet.

North Korea has launched a new class of destroyer capable of carrying tactical ballistic missiles.

Russia is embarking on a new path to replenish its Glonass satellite navigation system.

NASA and the Russian space agency Roscosmos are working on a backup plan to deorbit the International Space Station at the end of its operational life.

European Union parliament members have backed a proposal for greater defense industrial investment.

The U.S. plans to operate the International Space Station (ISS) for another five years, but risks to the orbital outpost are a growing concern.

Dubai Aerospace Enterprise’s leasing arm has secured another $282 million payout for aircraft that were previously leased to Russian airlines.