All Ukraine crisis articles
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NewsMBDA boosts missile output as backlog spikes to €37bn
European guided weapons specialist MBDA enjoyed record success in 2024, securing orders totalling €13.8 billion ($15 billion): up from a previous high of €9.9 billion in 2023.
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NewsSwedish Gripens to make deployed NATO air policing debut in Poland
NATO’s newest member nation, Sweden, is set to make a first overseas air policing deployment for the alliance, sending up to eight Saab Gripen fighters to Poland.
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NewsUK orders Anduril’s Altius loitering munitions for donation to Ukraine
The UK has signed an almost £30 million ($38 million) contract to supply Ukraine’s military with Altius-600M and -700M loitering munitions, with the weapons to be supplied by Anduril Industries’ UK arm.
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NewsRussia lost over 100 attack helicopters in first two years of Ukraine war, study suggests
Analysis of open-source data suggests Russia lost over 100 attack helicopters during the first two years of the Ukraine war, a study carried out by a NATO agency has concluded.
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NewsUkraine’s Skyeton unleashes UAV-released Remora glide weapon
Ukrainian-formed uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) developer Skyeton has unveiled a lightweight glide munition optimised for carriage and release by its combat-proven Raybird platform.
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NewsFirst donated Mirage 2000-5 fighters arrive, as Ukraine also boosts F-16 fleet
Ukraine’s air force has received its first Dassault Aviation Mirage 2000-5 fighters from France, while also continuing to boost its fleet of donated Lockheed Martin F-16s.
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NewsUkraine approves locally-produced Poseidon UAV for frontline use
Ukraine is to expand its use of Poseidon vertical take-off and landing uncrewed air vehicles (UAVs), following a new approval by the nation’s defence ministry.
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NewsUkraine to receive 30,000 new surveillance and attack drones
Kyiv is to take delivery of 30,000 new uncrewed surveillance and attack drones, via a multinational initiative jointly led by Latvia and the UK.
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NewsUSA clears possible Ukraine F-16 support deal
The US government has cleared the possible sale of a sustainment package for Ukraine’s Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters, as the beleaguered country takes delivery of its second batch of the type.
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NewsHelsing launches HX-2 attack drone to help guard NATO’s eastern flank
Europe’s Helsing has unveiled a new precision-guided attack drone with a range of up to 54nm (100km), with the design drawing on its experience gained while supporting the Ukrainian armed forces.
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NewsNATO vouches continual support for Ukraine after 1,000 days of conflict
The war in Ukraine entered a new phase in mid-November, as Kyiv’s forces began to engage military targets inside Russian territory using long-range weapons donated by the USA and its other western allies.
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AnalysisUncertain US defence partners congratulate Donald Trump on election win
With global tensions ranging from simmering to raging, leaders of the USA’s many security partners are lining up to congratulate former American president Donald Trump on re-election to the top office, amid significant uncertainty about his intended security policies.
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NewsRussia shot down its own UCAV to avoid capture by Ukraine, UK MoD says
The Russian military shot down one of its own unmanned combat air vehicles (UCAVs) early this month, rather than risk the stealthy asset being captured by Ukraine, a western intelligence assessment has concluded.
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NewsL3Harris exploring maritime variant of Vampire drone defence system
The truck-mounted Vampire guided-rocket system was one of the first counter-UAS weapons provided to Ukraine by the Pentagon, and may soon see active service aboard ships.
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NewsHow Ukraine turned mobile phone microphones into an air defence network
After enduring wave after wave of cheap suicide drones bombarding its cities, Ukraine found a novel solution for detecting and tracking the low, slow uncrewed aerial vehicles: microphones that can identify the airborne threats based on their audio signature.
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NewsNetherlands seeks $691m AIM-9X Sidewinder buy as it boosts support to Ukraine
The Netherlands has requested an almost $700 million purchase of Raytheon AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II short-range air-to-air missiles.
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NewsZelensky presses allies over cruise missile targeting restrictions
Ukraine has repeated a call for its Western allies to allow it to begin using donated air-launched cruise missiles and other advanced weapons to strike military targets inside Russia.
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NewsUkraine records first loss of an F-16 fighter
The American-made fighter is believed to have gone down while defending against a large Russian air attack on 27 August, though the exact circumstances remain unclear.
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NewsUSAF steps up to provide Ukraine F-16s with EW support
The US Air Force has provided electronic warfare (EW) assistance to Ukraine to support its deployment of Lockheed Martin F-16s.
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NewsUkraine challenges Russian air defences over Moscow
At least 10 uncrewed aerial vehicles were shot down over Moscow by Russian forces during a large air attack on 20 August, while Ukraine fired dozens more weapons at targets elsewhere across Russia.