The Ukrainian Su-25s started using the French-made AASM Hammer guided bombs in June 2024, as the stocks of Soviet-made unguided munitions were depleted and Western ones started dwindling. A new video showing the Ukrainian Su-25 Frogfoot in action, posted online on...
Romania becomes the 20th nation to join the F-35 program. On Nov. 21, 2024, Romania became a part of the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II program by signing a LoA (Letter of Acceptance) to acquire 32 airframes of the fifth generation...
Ukraine claims that Russia has used an ICBM to strike Dnipro; other Western sources say it was a “new” ballistic missile. Russia launched what some reports claim was an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) toward Ukraine, the Ukrainian Air Force (UkrAF) announced...
The FPV drone flown from the patrol vessel makes it ‘harder for operators to pilot’ the UAV while the USVs ‘change course and speed.’ FPV drone operators thus “require practical skills.” The RuMoD (Russian Ministry of Defense) has shown a FPV...
A video showcasing the work of the Ukrainian logistics forces shows the GBU-39s being loaded on a Su-27. Moreover, the video shows for the first time the AIM-9Xs delivered to Ukraine. Few months after the first sighting on the MiG-29 Fulcrum,...
Screengrab of the video showing the Su-24 Fencer carrying the new guided bomb [in red box] on its right wing’s hardpoint. (All images credited to Telegram) Given the need for a large number of air-launched land-strike munitions and the limited supply...
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...
