The photo signed by the UK’s Secretary of Defence showing a Su-24 armed with Storm Shadow missiles. (Photo: Ukraine’s Minister of Defence via @UAWeapons on Twitter, edited by The Aviationist) The Fencer was long rumored to be the Ukrainian aircraft of choice for using the British-supplied cruise missile. Two weeks after the announcement of the …
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Debris Of MALD Decoys Found In Ukraine After First Storm Shadow Strikes
One of the buildings supposedly hit by the Storm Shadow cruise missiles. (Photo: Reuters) In the boxes: photos from Twitter and Telegram showing debris left by MALD and Storm Shadow. Debris of MALD was found in the Luhansk region, near the targets of recent missile strikes where Storm Shadow debris have also been found. It …
UK Sends Storm Shadow Cruise Missiles To Ukraine
A Storm Shadow cruise missile displayed in the RAF Museum, London. (Photo via Wikipedia) The surprise move was announced by the Defence Secretary while addressing the Parliament on the intensification of UK’s military aid to Ukraine. In an unexpected move after western countries were reluctant to provide Ukraine with long range weapons, the United Kingdom …
Pentagon Confirms Ukraine Shot Down Russian Kinzhal Missile With U.S. Patriot
Artwork showing a Patriot surface-to-air missile being launched at an incoming Kinzhal hypersonic missile. (Photos: U.S. Army photo by Anthony Sweeney and Russian MoD, edited by The Aviationist) The Pentagon’s Press Secretary confirmed the Ukrainian claims during a briefing with the press about new aid packages for the war-thorn country. On May 6, 2023, the …
Ukraine Shot Down Own TB2 Drone After It Lost Control Over Kyiv
A file photo of a Ukrainian Bayraktar TB2 UAV and the moment if was shot down. (Photo: Ukraine MoD and Sergei Supinsky/Getty Images) The drone, initially thought to be a Russian UAV, was brought down by a missile over the center of the city. The Ukrainian military shot down one of its own Bayraktar TB2 …
Pentagon Leaks: RQ-170 Flights, Ukrainian War Briefings And Other Interesting Details
Composite artwork of the Pentagon leaks, with the moment of Teixeira’s arrest in the box. (Original photos: Getty Images, Reuters and CNN, edited by The Aviationist) As the arrested guardsman awaits trial, let’s talk about what happened, the info he leaked and how the Department of Defense is reacting to the ‘Pentagon Leaks’. As you …
Slovakia Has Approved The Transfer of 13 MiG-29s to Ukraine
The beauty of a Sliac AB Mig-29AS belonging to the 1st Fighter Squadron. (Image credit: Jorge Ruivo/The Aviationist) The ex-Slovak Air Force MiG-29s should be delivered in the next few weeks. Slovak Prime Minister Eduard Heger announced on Mar. 17, 2023, that the Government of Slovakia has approved the transfer of 13 MiG-29 fighters to …
Here’s Our First Look At A British Supplied Sea King Helicopter In Ukrainian Service
Former British military Sea King in Ukrainian service (Frames from Oleksiy Reznikov’s video) First British Sea King helicopter has been delivered and received Ukrainian markings. The Ukrainian Navy has received the first WS-61 Sea King helicopter supplied by the UK. The video, providing a first look at the former Royal Navy helicopter sporting Ukrainian markings …
Here’s What We Know About The Second An-225 Antonov Wants To Build
A file photo of the AN-225 Mriya in flight. (Photo: Antonov) The Ukrainian aircraft builder wants to resume building the second airframe that was never completed and in storage since 1994. As we reported earlier this year, the one-of-a-kind An-225 Mriya cargo aircraft was destroyed during the first days of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. …
Ukrainian Pilot Took A Selfie Of His Blood-Covered Face After Ejecting From MiG-29
Instagram photo via Ukraine MOD Maj. Vadym Voroshylov snapped a selfie after a night ejection from his MiG-29 Fulcrum. Known by his callsign Karaya, Maj. Vadym Voroshylov already was the most famous MiG-29 Fulcrum of the Ukrainian Air Force. On his Instagram account, followed by 130K users, he regularly posts photographs as well as footage …