Russia

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Piotr Butowski
Far from ending Russia’s interest in attack helicopters, the Ukraine War has taught Moscow that it needs them with more speed and range.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
The Falcon 9 launch of CRS-33 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center is targeted for Aug. 24 at 2:45 a.m. EDT, carrying 5,000 lb. of supplies, equipment and research.
Space Exploration

By Steve Trimble
Signs of activity on the arctic archipelago of Novaya Zemlya point to a resumption of flight tests on Russia’s 9M370 Burevestnik nuclear-powered cruise missile.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Latvia says Russia is interfering with global navigation satellite systems from three sites, impacting flight navigation and airport operations in the region.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
NATO military commanders and politicians see more potential in the use of drones, but this shouldn't come at the expense of “legacy” systems, a think tank says.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
When it comes to buying fighters, Jakarta is once again shuffling the deck.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
As the International Space Station enters its last five years, the heads of the project’s primary partners met in person for the first time in seven years
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Irene Klotz
An ill-timed sea breeze pushed a cumulus cloud too close to Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on July 31.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Piotr Butowski
Is Russia’s version of the B-2 bomber getting ready for prime time?
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne
Russia has launched a crash program to harden military airfields near the border with Ukraine in response to Kyiv’s successful strikes with one-way attack UAS.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
As China and Russia flex their military muscles in space, Western defense officials are becoming punchier in their mindset around those operations.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
A U.S.-made copy of Iran’s Shahed loitering munition highlighted a display of 18 drones and loitering munitions at the Pentagon.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
The European Union plans a large boost in defense spending in its next multiyear budget that aims to total €2 trillion ($2.3 billion) for 2028-34.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
IATA says there are no operational concerns flagged by member carriers transiting Russian airspace, following a close call with two Chinese-operated aircraft.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Army plans to buy up to 10,000 small uncrewed aircraft systems (SUAS) that could be delivered by September 2026 for less than $2,000 each.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Russia’s main airline needs locally produced aircraft to replace Western jets, but that transition keeps facing setbacks.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Participants in the annual Turkish-led Anatolian Eagle exercises trained as the exercise adapts to a new era of high-intensity warfighting.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Mark Carreau
Russia’s Progress MS-31 resupply capsule is set for a July 5 arrival and docking at the International Space Station following a July 3 launch.
Space Exploration

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force expects to soon award a second contract for its next batch of missile warning/missile tracking satellites in medium Earth orbit.
Satellites

By Mark Carreau
Four academics have been awarded a prize for proposing the creation of a Panel on Asteroid Orbit Alteration.
Operations & Safety

By Graham Warwick
The end of the stealth era is coming and it is coming at the hands of quantum sensing, the deputy director of a Pentagon agency says.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Mark Carreau
NASA, Axiom Space and SpaceX have again delayed the planned launch of Axiom’s fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
MBDA has lifted the lid on a low-cost, long-range, one-way attack drone concept used to saturate an adversary’s air defenses.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
The death toll for spacecraft attempting soft landings on the Moon notched up another victim last week.
Space Exploration