Russia

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris
NATO is s aiming to take advantage of commercially developed space innovations.
Space Symposium

Aviation Week Staff
Moscow falls behind in the global space race as sanctions imposed following the invasion of Ukraine thwart key projects and other nations invest more.
Space Symposium

Aviation Week Network Staff
Russia's State Duma gave a green light for Russian airlines to wet lease aircraft from foreign owners and operate them on international routes.
Airlines & Lessors

Aviation Week Staff
Traffic has surpassed levels before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, but officials raise questions about growth potential.
Airlines & Lessors

Aviation Week Staff
Since the invasion of Ukraine, Russian aerospace has had no access to Western equipment. Replacing it will continue to hamper manufacturers and airlines for years.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
A $25 billion concept for a Golden Dome upper-layer of 2,000 space-based interceptors has been unveiled by Booz Allen.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne
Europe’s air forces need to relearn vital suppression and destruction of enemy air defense skills in a bid to restore their air power advantage, experts insist.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. is fielding proliferated space architectures to support missile warning and missile tracking, surveillance and reconnaissance, and secure comms.
Satellites

By Tony Osborne
A new defense posture for Europe, called Readiness 2030, will call on member states to also invest in military mobility.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
The German measure passed March 18 with the support of 513 legislators, with 207 voting against.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Aviation Week Network Staff
The Superjet 100 has made its first flight with Russian-made PD-8 turbofans, the type’s manufacturer United Aircraft Corporation reported March 17.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The coalition of parties agreed to a pact that would give them a majority in a planned vote in parliament on March 18.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Kurt Hofmann
Swiss CEO Jens Fehlinger sees ongoing strong North Atlantic traffic despite a Trump administration economic agenda that includes tariffs and tax cuts.
Airlines & Lessors

Aviation Week Network Staff
The American Chamber Of Commerce (AmCham) in Russia is outlining its own proposals on what the post-war bilateral relations should look like.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
Macron said he wants to “open the strategic debate on protection by our deterrent of our allies from the European continent.”
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in Brussels on March 4 that the proposed loans were part of a new initiative called ReArm Europe.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Matthew Fulco
Ukraine would contribute 50% of future proceeds from state-owned mineral resources into a reconstruction fund that it would jointly own with the U.S.
Supply Chain

By Mark Carreau
The MS-30 was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan atop a three-stage Soyuz 2a.1 rocket on Feb. 27.
Space Exploration

Aviation Week Network Staff
Russian authorities have outlined the conditions needed to complete the certification of the “import-free” Superjet 100 passenger jet variant.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Aviation Week Network Staff
The fuselage for the first TVRS-44 Ladoga passenger turboprop has been assembled at the Aviakor facility in Samara, Russia.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The number of aircraft being successfully engaged has fallen over the last two years of the war.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Helen Massy-Beresford, David Casey
The European Union (EU) has tightened its sanctions against Russia, placing additional restrictions on Russian domestic airlines and on airports in the country.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
Danish government officials say the funding will be used for “new acquisitions, personnel and construction work.”
Budget, Policy & Operations