A concept rendition showing an F-35 releasing an MBDA SPEAR missile swarm. (Image credit: MBDA) The need for the Extended Range Attack Munitions (ERAMs) arises from the advantages Western standoff weapons have provided to Ukraine. However, these benefits could not be...
One of the Su-34s taking off after rolling out from the factory. (Image credit: Rostec) The addition to the fleet comes amid considerable losses of the fighter since the beginning of the war. According to the most recent reports, the Russia...
The A-100 Premier in flight during a test flight. (Image credit: X/Telegram) The A-100 project had been delayed as sanctions cut Russia’s access to modern Western electronics and microprocessors. The Russian A-100 “Premier” AEW&C (Airborne Early Warning and Control) aircraft, currently...
Su-35S (Image credit: Dmitriy Pichugin/Commons) According to some media reports, the long-awaited delivery of the Su-35S Flankers to Iran would be imminent. There are reasons to take these claims with a grain of salt though. As per a report from the...
A screenshot from the video showing Putin aboard a Tu-160. (Image credit: Kremlin.ru) Vladimir Putin took a 30-minute ride in a modernized Tu-160M supersonic bomber as part of the crew yesterday. Russian President Vladimir Putin flew in a Tu-160M strategic bomber...
A screencap from the video below showing the Kh-101 missile releasing flares, with the boxes showing a Kh-101 missile before being loaded and its wreckage equipped with countermeasures dispensers. (Images from X and Russian military, edited by The Aviationist) The video...
The Il-96 escorted by four Su-35S Flankers and a single F-14 (highlighted) over Iran on Dec. 6, 2023. In the box, a file photo of an IRIAF F-14 (Image credit: The Aviationist, using @shiraz_magazine video via @mhmiranusa, and Tasnim News photo)...
The Su-25 decoy about to be hit by a Russian Lancet. Here comes the documented use of an aircraft decoy by the Ukrainian military. On Nov. 30, 2023, an interesting video started circulating online on Russian Telegram channels. The footage shows...
A Sukhoi Su-35 in flight in 2017 (Image credit: Aleksandr Markin/Wiki) The deal with Russia would include the delivery of Su-35 fighters, Mi-28 attack helicopters and Yak-130 jet trainers. Iran has finalised arrangements with Russia for a package of military aircraft,...
A screenshot from the Russian MOD video edited to show the positions of the various assets. The Russian Ministry Of Defense has released footage of a close encounter between Su-27 Flankers and RAF Rivet Joint with Typhoon escort. On Oct. 19,...
