All Ukraine crisis articles
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News‘Low and fast matter’: Future Vertical Lift top general reflects on six months of Ukraine war
While he cautions that it is still too early to draw conclusions, the head of US Army’s Future Vertical Lift initiative says his initial observations from the Russo-Ukraine war validate the service’s focus on speed and range for its next-generation aviation fleet.
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USA announces largest Ukraine weapons buy to date, but still no fighter jets
The $3 billion military aid package from the Biden administration includes UAVs, a new counter-UAV system and several advanced air defence platforms, but the transfer of US-made fighters has not yet been approved.
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US sending anti-radiation missiles, surveillance drones to Ukraine
The planned shipment of Boeing Insitu ScanEagle unmanned air vehicles and radar-sensing air-to-surface missiles comes amid what US defence officials call “lack of progress” by Russia.
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Ukraine claims numerous Russian aircraft destroyed in Crimea airbase explosions
Ukrainian military authorities say that some 10 aircraft were destroyed in the recent explosions at a Russian-controlled airbase, but stopped short of claiming responsibility.
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Russian airbase in occupied Crimea rocked by explosions
The strategically important Black Sea peninsula was annexed by Russia in 2014 and is home to air fields and naval bases.
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Pentagon not ruling out Western fighter jets for Ukraine
The US Department of Defense’s policy chief says a transfer of US-built fighters is not currently in the works, but did not take such a move off the table for the future.
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Unmanned aircraft disrupting military order: SOCOM chief
Citing on-going combat in Ukraine, the top general at the US Special Operations Command says commercial drones and military UAVs are upending the battlefield status quo.
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Why NATO’s ongoing expansion has Moscow rattled
Russia’s late-February invasion of Ukraine has galvanised NATO, which is now set to grow its membership to 32 nations and further boost its equipment advantage over Moscow’s military.
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Ukraine war highlights NATO’s munitions vulnerability: Raytheon missile chief
Raytheon Missiles & Defense president Wes Kremer says NATO countries should take lessons from the conflict and embrace munition stockpiles as playing a vital role in deterrence.
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In rare move, Hainan Airlines resumes flights to Russia
Hainan Airlines is to restart flights to Russia, joining a small number of airlines operating to the country following its invasion of Ukraine.
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Russia poses tough EW problem for Ukrainian UAVs: RUSI
A new think tank report highlights the challenge that Russian electronic warfare (EW) poses for Ukrainian unmanned air vehicles (UAVs).
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US support for Ukraine includes 20 Mi-17s, 700 Switchblades
The US Department of Defense has provided over 20 Mil Mi-17 helicopters in addition to other airpower support to Ukraine.
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NATO approves new Strategic Concept, as USAF ups F-35 presence in Europe
NATO has approved a new Strategic Concept during its ongoing Madrid Summit, promising strengthened “collective defence” and “transatlantic solidarity” in the face of a heightened threat from Moscow.
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Baykar to donate three Bayraktar TB2s to Ukraine
Turkish unmanned air vehicle (UAV) maker Baykar will donate three Bayraktar TB2 UAVs to Ukraine.
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Russian fleets to comprise over 80% domestically-built aircraft by 2030: government
Russia’s government has outlined a plan to re-invigorate its commercial aviation industry, aiming for domestically-built aircraft to represent more than 80% of the Russian fleet by the end of the decade. Deputy prime minister Yuri Borisov, speaking during a high-level meeting of government figures, said around 800 helicopters would also ...
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US lawmakers push to train Ukrainian pilots on US-made jets
Two US Air Force veterans in Congress are proposing to train military pilots from Ukraine on American aircraft, including F-15s and F-16s.
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Pentagon seeks sale of armed UAVs to Ukraine, approval remains murky
The Biden administration is reportedly in the final stages of approving the sale of armed MQ-1C Grey Eagle remotely piloted aircraft to Ukraine, a major change in policy.
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Lithuania crowdfunds Bayraktar drone for Ukrainian military
A crowdfunding effort organised by a journalist in the Baltic nation raised more than $6 million to purchase an armed drone for the Ukrainian armed forces.
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Czech Republic sending attack helicopters to Ukraine
Senior American defence officials announced a trove of advanced weapons transfers to Ukraine following a meeting of the multi-national coalition providing support to the beleaguered country.
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AerCap takes $2.7bn charge over aircraft and engines leased to Russia
Lessor AerCap has taken a pre-tax charge of $2.7 billion in write-offs and other impairments relating to the inability to retrieve 113 aircraft leased to Russian carriers. AerCap says it has recognised a “total loss” on assets that remain in Russia and Ukraine, and taken impairments on the assets it ...
