Ukraine war

War in Ukraine

By Garrett Reim
Commercial electronics producers, including those in East Asia, could be vital to the U.S. war effort.
Supply Chain

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

By Steve Trimble
A market survey released on Oct. 10 by the MDA calls for industry to submit ideas for “low-cost interceptors.”
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Latvia says it has adjusted its air surveillance equipment and shortened decision-making processes to respond to “hybrid threats” emanating from Moscow.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Civil aviation is in increasing danger as Israel trades missile fire with Iran and its proxies. IATA warns that protection must be guaranteed.
Airlines & Lessors

By Matthew Fulco
Thus far in 2024, non-U.S. NATO military spending has increased 18% while Asia’s defense expenditure has grown 10%, compared to 7% in the U.S.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
France plans to send Ukraine Dassault Mirage 2000 fighters in the first three months of 2025, says the country's Armed Forces Minister Sébastien Lecornu.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The Netherlands has become the second nation in the Air Force Capability Coalition for Ukraine to deliver aircraft into the war-torn country.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The strategy was first discussed publicly around the time of the NATO summit in Washington in July.
Commercial Space

By Matthew Fulco
Based in Copenhagen, the fund is called Final Frontier.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine more than two years ago, Kyiv has relied on a steady pace of innovation in the use of UAS and other tech to fight back.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Likely being developed to meet Ukrainian needs, Project Brakestop will be a rapid development and procurement program.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The Royal Netherlands Air Force is set to become the second European air arm after Norway’s to depend entirely on the F-35 for combat aircraft operations.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
The Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve is a peacetime effort to develop capacity that the U.S. military can tap during times of conflict or crisis.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall, Garrett Reim
Starlink, OneWeb and Iridium are looking to help users preserve positioning, navigation and timing information to prevent combat jamming and spoofing.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
The French government plans to buy additional SAMP/T air and missile defense systems.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The U.S.-led group of nations supporting Ukraine cannot train F-16 pilots fast enough to meet the nation’s needs, Europe's top USAF officer says.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Stockholm wants to raise the defense budget by 13 billion Swedish krona ($1.28 billion), ministers announced Sept. 17.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Byron Callan
The Russia-Ukraine war and what comes next in Russia will remain major factors shaping defense markets in this decade and beyond.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The $14.4 million contract is for the first tranche of the Company-Level Small Uncrewed Aircraft System Directed Requirement.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
With radio frequency interference now routine for commercial airlines, more is at stake than redundancy, a cornerstone of aviation safety built over decades.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
No plans are yet in place for a handover of Gripen fighters to Kyiv.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
Ukraine believes it can and should restart airline operations if airport repair funds can be found; others are skeptical.
Airlines & Lessors

By Robert Wall
The UK plans to send a further 650 Thales Lightweight Multirole Missiles to Ukraine to bolster the country’s ability to battle Russian forces.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
Lloyd Austin, the U.S. Defense Secretary, spoke with reporters following the meeting.
Budget, Policy & Operations