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...
The “new” shark mouth on a Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 (Image credit: WarbirdCrew Telegram Channel) A Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 Fulcrum was given a shark mouth, a type of nose art often applied to aircraft flying in the SEAD role. Some...
Image of a Russian A-50 Mainstay. In the box, the “radar picture” over the Sea of Azov (Image created by The Aviationist using photo of Papas Dos/Wiki and screenshot of video released by Ukrainian defense) According to the Ukrainian Air Force,...
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...
File photo of a Russian Su-34 (Image credit: Wiki/Vadim Savitsky) According to the Ukrainian military, three Su-34 Fullback aircraft would have been shot down over southern Ukraine. On Dec. 22, 2023, Mykola Oleshchuk, commander of the Ukrainian Air Force, announced on...
