Aviation and space news
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August 16, 2026
Fire Point CEO Iryna Terekh went from making flower pots to running Ukraine's largest arms maker. The production fix behind the FP-1 strike drone.
Keith’s note: I was on Deutsche Welle overnight with space security policy analyst Peter Hays talking about Ukraine’s attacks on Russian space facilities. [Video] The post NASAWatch on DW: Ukraine…
Keith’s note: Ukraine attacked Russian Space facilities. Given their dual civilian/military use they are likely to be hit again. At what point does Russia’s space efforts become affected i.e. its…
Ukraine's combat aviation, with its F-16 MLU, Mirage 2000-5 and MiG-29 fighters, has stepped up operations due to the growing presence of Geran 4 and 5 jet-powered attack drones…
From the Liqui Moly depot destroyed in Kyiv to gas, factories, wages and public budgets: since 2022 the war has redrawn the continent's economic balance…
Is Ukrainian civil aviation grounded? Far from it! Ukrainian airlines remain in demand worldwide, especially for special missions. In Turkey, Xena LLC from Zaporizhzhia…
August 15, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed today that Ukrainian Flamingo missiles hit Russia’s Progress production facility in Samara. He cited the Progress Center’s role in producing…
"Flamingo missiles were used. A good achievement."
How Antonov survived multiple devastating crises and has ambitions to one day return to producing military transports led by its modernized An-178.
Ukraine's FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles once again evaded Russian air defenses, striking several strategic targets, among them the Progress Rocket and Space Center…
This variant has undergone around 15 test launches and is currently being certified by Ukraine's Ministry of Defence, a process estimated to take between two and four…
Article published by Il Fatto Quotidiano (original title: "Anchorage and those who mistake time for Ukrainian lives") on August 13. A year ago, on August 15…
August 14, 2026
According to confidences revealed by Reuters from high-level sources within the Ukrainian armed forces, North Korea would have deployed a missile unit in western Russia…
In over 4 years of war in Ukraine, 780,465 weapons have vanished without a trace, mostly supplied by the United States and European nations to support…
Kyiv says North Korea plans to send up to 50,000 fighters to fight alongside Moscow. The new contingent would give valuable experience to the Kim Jong-un regime. … (DW) North Korea…
Venezuela draws on lessons from Ukraine and puts AI and drones at the centre of its military modernisation.
Venezuela embraces Ukraine's lessons, placing AI and drones at the center of its military modernization.
On August 4, a homemade drone carrying a mix of 800 grams of powerful explosives [Semtex and PETN] was found near a wide-body Antonov AN-124 aircraft grounded on the tarmac of…
After warning about the deterioration of its air defense capabilities, Ukraine again pressured the US to obtain more Patriot interceptor missiles, while President Volodymyr…
One of Ukraine’s cheapest and most effective air defense innovations was designed around a target that Russia is steadily moving beyond. Jet-powered… The post Russia’s jet-powered Shahed tests…
By Ignacio Montes de Oca While Ukraine urgently requested more Patriot batteries amid a wave of Russian ballistic missile attacks, Donald Trump responded with a phrase that sums up the…
Applications are now open for the DefTech Forges technology challenges under the Ukraine/European Union BraveTech EU grant programme. The programme’s primary goal is to identify The post…
Ukraine brings operational experience and technology. Europe, the funding. Its manufacturers, additional production capacity. Since mid-July, the three worlds have been coming together at the…
Among the year's top stories: the agreement signed by Spain to provide a further €1 billion in military aid to Ukraine, the outcome of the NATO summit in…
Ukrainian airline Sky Up Airlines is expanding its route network from Moldova's capital airport in the 2027 summer schedule with four new direct European connections. From 28…
Sky Up Airlines is expanding its route network from Chișinău with four destinations in the 2027 summer schedule. From 28 May, the Ukrainian airline will fly twice weekly to Milan-Bergamo and…
The European call places special emphasis on platform autonomy and the ability to coordinate several drones. The third challenge concerns modular UAV systems, with technologies…
Polish Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz explained on 6 July that the decision was taken at the request of the NATO Secretary General and US commanders…
August 13, 2026
67.2% of Poles support the idea of expelling unemployed Ukrainian men. This is revealed by a survey conducted by the Ibris institute for the newspaper Rzeczpospolita, reported…
Bills set to rise in September, with annual costs up 23% for families and 54% for businesses. That’s according to Il Sole 24 Ore, which has…
