Civil aviation news
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August 22, 2026
Rosoboronexport has begun marketing the Harpia-A1(E), a long-range loitering munition developed by Almaz-Antey and used by Russian forces in Ukraine, to international customers.
After passing evaluation trials, a new Ukrainian drone has joined the arsenal of the Defense Forces: the Alexa Spatium, the first jet-powered drone interceptor…
According to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence, Ukraine's armed forces now have, for the first time, a jet-powered interceptor drone developed and produced in Ukraine. The…
August 21, 2026
Ukraine’s defence ministry has announced that the country’s Alexa Spatium, the first Ukrainian jet-powered drone interceptor, has been added to the arsenal of the Defence The post “Ukraine adds…
Ukraine is moving toward a new category of counter-drone systems with Alexa Spatium, the first Ukrainian UAV interceptor powered by a jet engine added to the arsenal of its…
The United States decided to disband the special attack drone battalion it formed in Europe in early 2026 to apply lessons from the war in Ukraine. An Army representative…
Russian attacks have damaged about 4,000 of Kyiv’s roughly 12,000 buildings, or nearly one in three, since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February… The post Russian attacks damaged…
In 2022 the Russian Federation began its "special operation" against Ukraine, showing the world that the war of... The article Will drones defend Taiwan from Beijing's…
August 20, 2026
The US Army is phasing out the 3rd Battalion, 504th PIR, its only drone assault unit, seven months after creating it to absorb Ukraine's drone war lessons.
Ukraine’s 27th Separate National Guard Regiment has used a Sting interceptor drone to down a Russian UAV at an altitude of 7,472 metres, according to The post Sting interceptor “sets new altitude…
The Canadian government has upheld sanctions against Russia-based Volga-Dnepr Airlines (VDA) that were imposed following the start of the Russia-Ukraine war, which has resulted in one of its…
Russian cargo airline Volga-Dnepr has lost its lawsuit against the Canadian sanctions. Canada's Federal Court ruled that the airline could not prove that…
The Ministry of Defense states that the system can cover more than 2,000 kilometers, a distance that allows it to operate at a depth far greater than that of the conventional battlefield. The…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. India’s primary concern would not necessarily be the supply of drones developed by leading Ukrainian drone and... The post India should focus on…
The total amount of direct damage inflicted on Ukraine by Russia's war reached $197.5 billion, around €170 billion, an increase of...
Ukraine's state railway is extending the Kyiv - Chisinau train for one month on a trial basis to near the airport of the Moldovan capital. The terminus during the pilot project is…
August 19, 2026
Direct Fly has delivered ten Alto NG training aircraft to Ukraine to strengthen its pilot training. Funded by the Czech Republic and a public collection, these aircraft are due…
Germany opened the DLR Drone Security Technology Center at Cochstedt airport two weeks after an explosives-laden drone struck a Ukrainian An-124 at Leipzig.
In what amounts to an important step to expand its drone fleets' capabilities, Ukraine's Ministry of Defence has recently approved the new Dovbush T40, which according to…
The jet has been stuck in Canada for 4.5 years now.
Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence says more than 70 systems using artificial intelligence and computer vision are now being used by its defence forces, including technologies The post Ukraine expands…
For more than two years, France has no longer been detailing the material support it provides to Ukraine. Only occasional announcements and the report to Parliament on arms exports…
VK-1600S powerplant to be based on helicopter engine. Russia’s United Engine is preparing to build a demonstrator of a new engine for smaller aircraft types including a modernised Antonov An-2. It…
Ukrainian drone pilots have set a new altitude record by destroying a Russian unmanned aerial vehicle with a STING interceptor drone at more than 7 kilometers above ground. The Wild Hornets drone…
The Ministry of Defence states that the system can cover more than 2,000 kilometres, a distance that allows it to operate at a depth far greater than that of the conventional battlefield. The…
August 18, 2026
Rakuten is brokering Helsing's sale of HX-2 strike drones to Japan's army, and the aircraft under test is the same one a German defense ministry document said struggled to launch in Ukraine.
Ukrainian attacks on refineries and the Moscow region shift part of the war's costs onto Russian territory. In response, the Kremlin is stepping up military pressure and seeking to redefine the…
Russia's Ministry of Defense stated that its forces had destroyed a total of 674 Ukrainian aircraft and 284 helicopters since the start of the military operation. The agency released this…
Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) says it has dismantled a network used by Russian intelligence to gather information on Ukrainian military aviation. The operation reportedly began…
August 17, 2026
Ukrainian intelligence reportedly holds information about Moscow forming battalions with Ukrainian prisoners of war, according to Andriy Pasternak, head…
