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War in Ukraine

By Steve Trimble
The single-engine L-159 can carry guns, missiles and bombs, but falls short of the speed, agility and payload of Ukraine's preferred fighter: the F-16.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. military will provide another $1.2 billion in newly produced military aid for Ukraine.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
President Vladimir Putin described the Kinzhal as the “most important” of the six modern weapon systems he revealed in a Kremlin speech on March 1, 2018.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The first intercept of a hypersonic Kinzhal comes less than three weeks after the first donated German Patriot battery was delivered to Ukraine.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Estonia has acquired loitering munitions from Israel as part of an effort to bolster the country’s armed forces following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. has announced it will commit thousands of unguided air-to-ground rockets to Ukraine.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The Kremlin statement is the first report of a strike attempt that reached the center of the Russian capital.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Byron Callan
Competition from lower-tier suppliers and other countries is picking up.
Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
DMEA’s staff has recently been assigned a new task in response to urgent calls by Ukraine to replenish a rapidly depleting arsenal of air defense systems.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Slovakia has completed deliveries of its surplus Mikoyan MiG-29 combat aircraft to Ukraine, the country’s defense ministry has confirmed.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
After decades of hints, Romania’s defense council blesses the purchase of the fifth-generation fighter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The agreement between Aerojet Rocketdyne and the Pentagon’s MCEIP will expand several facilities.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Jen DiMascio, Steve Trimble, Tony Osborne, Brian Everstine
The recent circulation of U.S. military and intelligence documents amplifies warnings about Ukraine’s need for fighters and counter-air missiles.
Check 6

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

By Steve Trimble
The allegations have come out more than 13 months after Russian and Ukrainian forces fought a battle around Hostomel airport in the first hours of the invasion.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The $2.6 billion package includes $2.1 billion in new equipment and another $500 million in existing equipment.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Slovakia has become the first country to declare it has delivered operational crewed combat aircraft to Ukraine.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Finland has begun allowing allies to conduct surveillance flights along the country’s 1,300-km border with Russia.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
A long-awaited transfer of Polish and Slovakian MiGs will help restore Ukrainian air force capacity, but they add few needed capabilities.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The offer serves as “indirect compensation” for donating 13 Mikoyan MiG-29s and parts of an SA-6 battery to Ukraine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
North Macedonia has confirmed it has joined Poland and Slovakia in supplying Soviet-era combat aircraft to Ukraine.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon’s newest batch of aid for Ukraine includes additional missiles for Ukrainian aircraft to target Russian surface-to-air missile systems.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The announcement by Warsaw breaks a year-long impasse over whether Western governments would heed Ukrainian demands for fighters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
EUCOM released the video from the MQ-9A’s belly-mounted MTS-B sensor on March 16 after Russia denied that the intercept by two Su-27s led to a collision.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Thierry Dubois
Eurocontrol member states have established a voluntary solidarity fund of $50 million.
Safety, Ops & Regulation