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The satellite company is weeks from restoring service to all users but is wary about sharing too many details of the Feb. 24 attack.

The governments of Finland and Sweden have endorsed plans to join NATO, ending their long-held policy of non-military alignment in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Sweden would be safer under NATO’s security umbrella, but the country would be at risk of a Russian backlash during the application process, a government report suggests.

The war in Ukraine is revealing the vulnerability of attack helicopters to man-portable air-defense systems. Defense analyst Sash Tusa joins Aviation Week editors to discuss options that the U.S. Army will consider at its EDGE 22 exercise, how manufacturers could protect future rotorcraft and whether those ideas make sense.

After its KA-SAT satellite internet service in Europe was disrupted on Feb. 24 by an alleged cyberattack from Russia, Viasat shared details of the attack with industry competitors via the U.S. Space Force’s Commercial Integration Cell.

Norway is eyeing additional increases in defense spending in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Finland’s prime minister and president have together said the Nordic country “must apply” for NATO membership “as a matter of urgency” to strengthen the country’s security.

How the Ukraine war and sanctions against Russia are affecting MRO providers, lessors and OEMs.

The UK has agreed to mutual defense pacts with Finland and Sweden that would see the UK help defend the Nordic nations if attacked.

Ukraine is hoping to become a “trustworthy partner” to the West on future space projects, the former chairman of the country’s space agency says.

The U.S., the European Union and multiple other nations on May 10 formally attributed cyber attacks against Viasat’s KA-SAT network on Feb. 24 to Russia, claiming Moscow attempted to disrupt Ukrainian command and control as the invasion began.

The highly anticipated debut of the WorldView Legion high-resolution constellation from Maxar Technologies is slipping again, this time to September, as the Colorado company works through a test configuration anomaly, executives announced late May 9.

The U.S. government’s delayed spending measure for the current fiscal year led to a surprising swing in fortunes for military radar and legacy avionic supplier Rada Electronics Industries, with the Israeli company’s net loss for the first quarter of 2022 disappointing shareholders.

With its first launch in the offing, Vega C is to start a series of key and long-awaited evolutions in Arianespace’s offering.

The war in Ukraine shows that the battlefield has become a harsh environment for helicopters and sweeping airborne maneuvers.

The Advanced Air Mobility Report’s AAM Stock Composite refrains from looking at the daily ups and downs of stock prices. Four months of results, however, point to the reality.

Air Lease Corporation blamed more than $800 million in write-offs related to Russian aircraft seizures for a net loss in the 2022 first quarter.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has again blamed the West and NATO for the war in Ukraine in comments that drew scorn from Western leaders.

Ukrainian troops are finalizing their training to become the first operators of a previously undisclosed U.S. Air Force-developed loitering munition, and the Pentagon said May 6 it came out of the service’s secretive office that handles rapid development of special mission aircraft.

Plans to phase out Russian oil imports to Europe could have a serious impact on airports and air traffic if not replaced by deliveries from other sources, the head of the German Airports Association said.

The Pentagon is reprogramming almost $1.5 billion from newly authorized Ukraine assistance funds to replenish its Javelin anti-tank munition stocks and order new Stinger anti-aircraft missiles for the first time in two years as the department moves forward on their replacements.

UK-based LCC easyJet has terminated its lease of six aircraft from a subsidiary of a Russian lessor.

Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has written off more than $500 million of assets in the form of aircraft leased to Russian carriers, the company said May 6.

Switzerland’s government is committed to signing a contract to buy its planned fleet of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters by the end of March 2023, before an offer deadline expires.

The CEO of Avio does not see any problem in the medium term regarding supply of the RD-843 engines that power its upgraded Vega C light launcher, despite their Ukrainian origin.