Ukraine war

Warsaw is hiking defense spending to 3% of GDP, prompted largely by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

British intelligence-gathering flights over the Black Sea region were suspended following the incident on Sept. 29, which occurred in international airspace.

NATO nations are heeding air defense lessons from Ukraine and preparing to invest in their ground-based surface-to-air defenses.

Steadfast Noon usually passes with little public acknowledgement as it exercises NATO’s nuclear deterrent, but this year the drills appear to have grown.

France, Spain and the UK have committed to supplying additional air defense equipment to Ukraine.

A group of 15 nations led by Germany have signed an initiative to strengthen European ground-based air defense capabilities.

Eurocontrol says FRA should now be rolled out by 2024, leading to improved efficiencies.

The U.S. and international partners are focused on providing an integrated air defense system to help Ukraine protect itself, in light of a barrage of Russian military attacks this week and the long-term need for Kyiv to build up its forces.

“We know, and Russian commanders on the ground know, that their supplies and munitions are running out," the director says.

The action comes despite recent market turmoil that plunged the pound to near parity with the U.S. dollar.

For aid to Ukraine, the industry has struggled to ramp up production despite Pentagon funding.

Iranian loitering munitions and drones may be filling in for Russian combat aircraft and guided missiles in Moscow’s war against Ukraine.

U.S. officials outlined 11 capabilities that will be delivered to Kyiv over the next six to 24 months.

European countries are beefing up security around their oil and gas facilities after the European Union and the Danish and Swedish governments declared the damage caused to both Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea as sabotage.

Destinations in Russia and Saudi Arabia are set to be new points for Air Arabia Abu Dhabi and Air Arabia Egypt respectively.

Two new-build Kongsberg and Raytheon National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS) will arrive in Ukraine within the next two months.

Kyiv’s government has decided to strip the Iranian ambassador of his accreditation after Iranian loitering munitions purchased by Russia began striking targets in Ukraine.

A bipartisan group of senators want the Pentagon to have more authority in managing industry production lines for critical munitions, with the aid to Ukraine highlighting potential shortages in the industrial base.

Military acquisition leaders from more than 40 nations are scheduled to meet Sept. 28 to determine how to provide Ukraine with long-term support.

Personnel at the Russian defense conglomerate are working overtime to meet demand.

Finnair expects to complete upgrades on most of its long-haul cabins by the second half of 2023, as it changes strategy and adapts to the closure of Russian airspace’s effect on its previously Asia-focused long-haul network.

The U.S. and NATO are looking at a new approach to fighter deployments in Eastern Europe.

The integration enabled the Ukrainian Air Force to take offline Russian air defenses in a surprisingly short timeline.

Ukraine’s air force has transitioned to using road runways to disperse and protect its fast jet operations in the country’s war with Russia.

After years of dither and delay, Poland has selected the Apache attack helicopter, but strategies for other acquisitions remain clouded.