Ukraine

By Tony Osborne
Participants in the annual Turkish-led Anatolian Eagle exercises trained as the exercise adapts to a new era of high-intensity warfighting.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
A secretive drone manufacturing startup launched by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt will deliver “hundreds of thousands” of drones to Ukraine.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Matthew Fulco
The second Donald Trump administration has struggled to reach an agreement with China to ease export controls on the U.S.
Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
The Swedish government says it will implement export credit guarantees for deals with Ukraine to help provide extra financial security to potential exporters.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The UK is providing Ukraine with additional surface-to-air missiles, paid for with the interest from seized Russian assets.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Norway’s Kongsberg has teamed with an undisclosed Ukrainian partner to produce a new air defense missile.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Sweden is joining the club of users of the Diehl IRIST-T SLM medium-range surface-to-air missile system.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Protesters broke into the UK Royal Air Force’s main air transport base and sprayed red paint on two of the service’s Airbus A330 Voyager tankers.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
French drone maker Parrot has unveiled an all-in-one autopilot, camera and radio module for small UAVs.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Europe’s first defense and space commissioner, a self-proclaimed transatlanticist, sets an “ambitious” agenda for the region’s defense.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Matthew Fulco
Facing China’s escalating export controls, the U.S. is accelerating supply chain diversification.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
Germany’s new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has provided the strongest hint yet that his country will provide KEPD 350 Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine.
Missile Defense & Weapons

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

By Tony Osborne
Poland is acquiring 10,000 loitering munitions through a 10-year-long framework agreement with technology firm WB Electronics.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Western militaries confront the reality that Russian electromagnetic spectrum warfare puts everything in the crosshairs, from GPS-guided weapons to satellites.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The ICAO council has ruled that Russia is responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine in 2014.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Robert Wall
Germany is considering setting up a trust fund to finance electronic warfare equipment for Ukraine as part of a new 10-country capability coalition.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Helen Massy-Beresford
SkyUp plans to operate from the French airport to Chisinau, Moldova, with additional operations from Moldova to destinations in Cyprus, France, Greece and Spain
Airlines & Lessors

By Tony Osborne
The UK defense ministry has launched a search to find a replacement for the British army’s Thales Watchkeeper uncrewed aircraft system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
Kyiv-Boryspil Airport is poised to resume operations within a month of it being safe to do so, the airport's director of commercial and strategy said.
Airports & Networks

By Kurt Hofmann
European airlines and airports are expressing interest in restarting operations to and from Ukraine when it becomes possible.
Airlines & Lessors

By Matthew Fulco
The U.S. is moving to reduce its mineral dependency on China as technology, trade and geopolitical frictions rise between the world’s two largest economies.
Supply Chain

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Latvian carrier airBaltic posted a net loss of $128 million, but revenues rose to a record high at the all-Airbus A220-300 operator.
Airlines & Lessors

By Steve Trimble
Ukraine budgeted UAH 102 billion ($2.47 billion) in 2025 for its Defense Procurement Agency to buy the drones.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The RNZA said the final unit was delivered in late 2024 and will be used by the artillery’s 16th field regiment.
Aircraft & Propulsion