Business

Biden's Nuclear Spending Plans Just Got More Complicated

How much will Russia’s war on Ukraine change America's aging nuclear arsenal?

Threats

Why the US Won’t Give Patriot Interceptors to Ukraine

The Pentagon is still hunting “alternative options” to bolster Ukraine’s air defenses against Russia’s brutal strikes.

Threats

US Officials Not Ready to Dismiss Russia’s Anti-Aircraft Missiles, Despite Shortcomings in Ukraine

The U.S. has invested heavily in expensive stealth aircraft that can evade detection from Russian interceptors.

Threats

Pentagon Could Need More Cash if Ukraine Support, NATO Border Mission Drags On

Pentagon Comptroller Mike McCord also said allies are contributing more now than in the past.

Threats

Poland Offers Fighter Jets for Ukraine, But US Rejects Swap-and-Send Idea

Warsaw said it would send its MiG-29s to a German air base, leaving delivery to Ukraine up to the U.S. and NATO.

Policy

Russia’s Invasion Will Boost 2023 Defense Budget, Top Democrat Says

Rep. Adam Smith: Putin’s war “fundamentally altered what our national security posture” needs to be.

Business

Russia Banned from 2022 Farnborough Air Show

The July trade show is the year’s biggest for European manufacturers and customers of airliners and military aircraft.

Threats

Here's Why a Ukraine No-Fly Zone's a No-Go

NATO officials say it’s off the table, but there could be a “nuanced option.”

Threats

Can Ukraine Really Use Donated Fighter Jets? That Depends

After EU says it will send some aircraft to Ukraine, a retired U.S. fighter chief explains how that might work.

Business

Defense Firms Brace for Billions of Dollars in New Taxes, And Hope for Congressional Relief

If a 2017 law stays in place, there’s a fear U.S. companies would reduce research-and-development spending.

Business

US Defense Firms Could Take Hit as West Sanctions Russia

The country plays a small but important role in both supply chains and sales.