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The two A400Ms took off from Kyiv’s Borispol Airport on Dec. 20.

Thirty members of a secretive Russian military unit that programs the flightpaths of cruise missiles targeting Ukraine have been sanctioned.

Only 10 SSJ100s were assembled by Irkut this year as Western sanctions loomed over the regional jet program.

Ukraine appears to have fashioned the Tu-141 into a weapon that is attacking targets deep in Russian territory.

With an estimated $1 trillion being invested in European defense by the turn of the decade, the post-Cold War peace dividend has passed.

The Pentagon is sending Ukraine new air defenses and an undisclosed counter air defense capability.

The LCC is adding flights to St. Petersburg as the UAE continues its neutral stance regarding the Russia-Ukraine war.

Gen. Jeffrey Harrigian, who retired from the U.S. Air Force in July, reflected on the war, NATO and support for Kyiv in a panel session at a think tank event.

The U.S. Defense Department is working with the contractors who are building critical munitions for Ukraine to find sticking points in their supply chains.

Airbus will cease procuring titanium from Russian suppliers in what is now a matter of months, according to Michael Schoellhorn, Airbus Defence and Space CEO.

The U.S. is looking at all its options to help with Ukraine’s air defense, including possibly Patriot missile systems, as Russia appears unlikely to relent in its constant attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure, senior officials say.

Officials suggest the removal of the nuclear warhead from the weapon was further evidence of the depletion of Russia’s stock of long-range weapons.

Russian airline Red Wings plans to expand its fleet with four Soviet-era Tupolev Tu-204/214 narrowbody airliners.

The Pentagon will send Ukraine additional munitions for advanced surface-to-air missile systems, along with more High-speed Anti-Radiation Missiles and guns for downing unmanned aircraft systems.

Ukrainian personnel have been trained on the Sea King through a six-week course with the Royal Navy.

Poland has accepted a German proposal to help protect the country’s airspace after a stray Ukrainian air defense missile crashed in the country last week.

Finnair plans to cut just under 150 jobs from its workforce in its latest move to cut costs, as it continues to struggle against major changes to its operating environment.

UK-based freight specialist CargoLogicAir (CLA) has gone into administration, after the company was hamstrung by sanctions imposed because of the Russia-Ukraine war.

Ukraine Foreign Minster Dmytro Kuleba on Nov. 17 revived calls for the U.S. government to provide Patriot air defense systems.

Russian officials hailed the delivery as a sign that the indigenous supply chain can continue to meet delivery milestones, despite Western sanctions.

Turboprop light attack aircraft could be a partial alternative answer to Ukraine’s air-defense needs as the country battles a growing threat of low-cost Iranian-made loitering munitions.

Representatives of almost 50 nations have pledged to continue helping Ukraine strengthen its air- and defense-missile systems during a Pentagon-led meeting.

Despite the government’s efforts, annual traffic is not expected to reach the 100-million-passenger target that the Kremlin had set for the industry earlier in 2022.

The statement is the first official acknowledgment that the strike near the Polish village of Przewodow on Nov. 15 was not an errant or intentional attack by Russia.

Ukraine will need Western combat aircraft to resecure its skies against Russia, an examination of the air war over Ukraine concludes.