All Ukraine crisis articles
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NewsUSA signals support for providing F-16s to Ukraine
After months of declining requests from Kyiv to send F-16 fighters to the Ukrainian air force, the Biden Administration, under pressure from allies in Europe, appears to have reversed course.
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Ukraine war proves case for loitering munitions and counter-UAS defences
Early investments into offensive and defensive unmanned aerial vehicle technologies are paying off for first movers in the space, as the systems prove valuable on the battlefields of Ukraine.
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Ukraine receives Storm Shadow cruise missiles gifted by UK
The UK has delivered on its promise to bolster the Ukrainian air force, with defence secretary Ben Wallace announcing that it is transferring MBDA-built Storm Shadow air-launched cruise missiles to Kyiv.
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Kremlin targeted in apparent UAV strike
The Russian government says a kinetic strike by an unmanned aerial vehicle targeted the country’s seat of power in Moscow in the early hours of 3 May, with authorities attributing the attack to Ukraine.
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Estonia to field IAI-built loitering munitions from next year
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is to supply NATO member Estonia with long-range loitering munitions, as the Baltic state moves to strengthen its defensive capabilities.
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UK military trials Jackal ‘attack drone’ firing Thales Martlet missiles
The UK Ministry of Defence has conducted a milestone live-firing trial involving a small remotely piloted air system created by start-up developer Flyby Technology.
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Canada to send seized Antonov transport to Ukraine
Ottawa plans to send Ukraine an Antonov An-124 commercial cargo jet that authorities in Toronto seized from a Russian firm at the start of the Russia-Ukraine war.
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Leaked Pentagon documents estimate heavy aircraft losses on both sides of Ukraine conflict
Unverified estimates from classified US government intelligence materials leaked on social media indicate large numbers of aircraft losses for both Russia and Ukraine, including fixed-wing fighters and helicopters.
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Finland to join NATO alliance ‘in the coming days’, following key Turkish approval
NATO is poised to formally add Finland to its ranks imminently, after the nation’s membership request secured final approval from a current alliance member.
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USA offers 12 AH-1Z attack helicopters to Slovakia as compensation for Ukraine MiG-29 transfer
Slovakia has been offered 12 Bell AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters as compensation for the transfer of 13 retired RAC-MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine, its defence minister has revealed.
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Ukraine to receive first Polish air force MiG-29s ‘in the coming days’, Warsaw says
Warsaw is poised to transfer an initial batch of surplus RAC MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine, Polish President Andrzej Duda has announced.
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Analysis
Is Ukraine’s Western fighter request a flight of fancy?
Ukraine is trying to convince NATO nations that donated Western fighters would give Kyiv a decisive edge in its war against Russian invaders. We assess whether the proposal has wings.
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US releases video footage of Russian Su-27 colliding with Reaper over Black Sea
The US military has released video footage of a Black Sea incident during which a Russian air force Sukhoi Su-27 repeatedly harassed a US Air Force (USAF) General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9 Reaper, culminating in a collision which resulted in the remotely piloted air vehicle’s loss.
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Croatia prepares surplus Mi-8s ahead of donation to Ukraine
Croatia’s air force has begun decommissioning 14 Mil Mi-8 transport helicopters intended for transfer to Ukraine via Poland.
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Saab reshuffles Aeronautics unit leadership as it pursues NATO defence sales
Saab chief executive Micael Johansson has reshuffled his senior management team, in a bid to better position the Swedish company to pursue new business opportunities with NATO member nations.
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UK announces Ukrainian fighter pilot training pact
The UK Ministry of Defence has pledged to deliver future training to Ukrainian air force fighter pilots, although its commitment stops short of any transfer of combat aircraft to Kyiv.
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GA-ASI chief needles US government on lack of UAV support for Ukraine
The head of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has criticised Washington DC for not approving the provision of unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) such as the MQ-9 Reaper and MQ-1C Gray Eagle to Ukraine.
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Ukrainian interior ministry leadership killed in H225 crash
At least 16 people were killed when a Ukrainian interior ministry-operated Airbus Helicopters H225 transport crashed near Kyiv on 18 January.
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Canada will send NASAMS air defence system to Ukraine
The advanced missile system made jointly by Raytheon and Kongsberg Defence can protect against drones, missiles and aircraft and represents Ottawa’s first donation of air defence equipment to Ukraine.
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Su-57s play it safe in Ukraine war
Russia’s most advanced fighter, the Sukhoi Su-57, has conducted combat operations against targets in Ukraine – albeit from considerable ranges.
