Russia

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

By Tony Osborne
“No, we are not at war—not yet. But we need to prepare ... there is nothing that cannot be weaponized against us today,” High Representative Kaja Kallas says.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The leader of the U.S. Air Force and Space Force in 25 years will have some new tools.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Kurt Hofmann
EASA has issued a Conflict Zone Information Bulletin for the airspace of the Russian Federation west of longitude 60 deg. East.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Matthew Fulco
The decrease in funding for the subcontinent’s space startups appears to be part of a natural investment cycle rather than a sign of waning investor interest in the sector.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
French Defense Minister Sebastian Lecornu says 2024 was the second-best year for defense exports in France’s recorded history.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Sean Broderick
Grozny's airport reportedly was under attack by Ukrainian drones at the time.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The quiet Dec. 23 announcement that the Kaveri jet engine is now cleared to reenter flight test after a 15-year-long hiatus could be easily missed.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Piotr Butowski
A lawsuit and battlefield images reveal radar availability problems in Russia’s helicopters—and the vulnerability of its aerospace industry to sanctions.
Supply Chain

By Jens Flottau
Azerbaijan Airlines and other carriers have suspended flights to several destinations in Russia following the crash of one of the carrier's Embraer 190s.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Vivienne Machi
In February 2024, the U.S. Space Force set up a pilot program called Tactical Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Tracking (TacSRT).
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagnerts began the spacewalk with the installation of the All Sky Monitor.
Space Exploration

By Robert Wall
In total, legislators approved 38 projects with a combined value of about €21 billion ($26.7 billion).
Budget, Policy & Operations

By David Casey
Air Arabia is adding Sochi to its growing Russian network as UAE-Russia seat capacity hits record levels.
Airlines & Lessors

By Tony Osborne
The country’s defense minister hopes the new branch can be formed in the third quarter of 2025.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Piotr Butowski
Can Moscow revive its military aircraft export business? It is ready to try.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall, Steve Trimble
The Davidson Window looms on the horizon as the U.S. seeks to deepen its stocks of weapons. Will that mean war between the U.S. and China?
Budget, Policy & Operations

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

By Steve Trimble
It turns out that battling the Ukrainian military and Western sanctions for three years eventually takes a toll on a national economy.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
As of Dec. 1, Zagreb has temporarily handed over the peacetime protection of Croatia’s airspace to Hungary and Italy.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
Western satellites once flew on Russian-made rockets, such as Europe’s use of the Soyuz to deploy its Galileo navigation spacecraft constellation.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
As the hatch was opened, the Russian cosmonauts observed small droplets of liquid as well as an unanticipated odor.
Space Exploration

By Chen Chuanren
South Korea says Russia has supplied North Korea with SAM systems as part of an exchange for more than 10,000 troops sent to the frontline of the Ukraine War.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The outgoing Biden administration is laying the groundwork for the larger U.S. strategic force championed during the first Trump administration.
Budget, Policy & Operations

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