Ukrainian Air Force F-16. The Ukrainian Air Force has lost one of the first six F-16 jets it has recently received. A Ukrainian Air Force F-16 fighter jet was lost in a crash on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024, a U.S. official...
A Yak-52 in flight on Aug. 19, 2007. (Image credit: Yankees Foundation/Wikimedia Commons) The Yak-52B2 upgrade includes electronic warfare systems and multifunctional displays that will allow it to combat reconnaissance and attack drones. After Ukraine began using its Soviet-era Yak-52 training...
Screengrab of the footage from the Ukrainian drone with the stick as it approaches the Russian ZALA UAV. (Image credit: Defense of Ukraine on X) Both Ukrainian and Russian armies are using their expendable UAVs not only to strike targets on...
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...
Screengrab of the video footage from the quadcopter UAV seconds before it strikes the Magura V5 USV. (Image credit: Telegram). This is possibly the first documented case of a strike with an FPV drone targeting an unmanned surface vehicle. May 30,...
A screenshot from a video shared on Telegram showing the Yak-52 circling close to the Russian drone. In an engagement reminiscent of WWII dogfights, a Ukrainian training aircraft reportedly shot down a Russian drone. On Apr. 27, 2024, a Ukrainian Yak-52...
A Dutch F-16 (Image credit: RNLAF) According to the Minister of Defense of the Netherlands, Ukraine will get 24 ex-RNLAF F-16s. An interesting update about the deliveries of the first F-16s to Ukraine was provided by the Minister of Defense of...
File photo of an A-50U (Image credit: Mil.ru). In the boxes, a screenshot from one of the videos circulating online and a map posted on Telegram. The Ukrainian Air Force has reportedly shot down another Russian A-50U over the Sea of...