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Russia
ANALYSIS: What’s Wrong with the Russian Su-57? A Lot
The Su-57 was supposed to be the Kremlin’s answer to true fifth-generation fighters like the US F-22 and the multi-national F-35, but Russia's stealthy super-fighter never really got off the ground.
May 19, 2024
War in Ukraine
Slow and Steady: How Ukraine’s Sophisticated ‘Flying Bricks’ Pound Russia’s Drone Factory
Experts have jokingly called the A-22 a “flying brick,” but it has successfully delivered payloads deep inside Russia while retrofitted with advanced technology inside an unassuming aircraft.
May 18, 2024
F-16
Will Latest US Air Force Numbers Game Throw Up More Aircraft for Ukraine?
The US House of Representatives Armed Services Committee has said that it wants to rationalize its future aircraft numbers by retiring some types that Kyiv would love to get its hands on.
May 15, 2024
EU
Russia Says it's Finally Learned to Repair (Some) Western Aircraft Engines
After more than two years of sanctions, technicians from Russia’s S7 airline say they can now repair some key components of the aircraft engines on their Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 aircraft.
May 13, 2024
Aviation
Did a Turkish Passenger Airliner Fly Over Bakhmut by Accident?
The reports that began circulating on the internet on Friday might simply be a technical error from flight trackers due to the prevalence of electronic warfare (EW) interference in operation.
May 13, 2024
Aviation
Ukrainian Aviation Adopts Vietnam-Era Tactics Against Russian Air Defenses
Ukrainian pilots are reportedly using so-called “wild weasel” tactics to entice Russian air defense radars to switch on before hitting them with Western-supplied anti-radar missiles.
May 12, 2024
Putin
OPINION: Putin’s New Six-Year Plan - Pragmatism, Optimism or Fantasy?
Following his inauguration, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the decree on his ambitious national development goals, which extend until 2030 and beyond.
May 10, 2024
NATO
NATO ‘Eye in the Sky’ AWACS Fly Surveillance Sorties in Airspace Above Eastern Romania
At the same time, NATO is running a large force air defense exercise in Poland and the Baltics. Russia says NATO air defense sorties are provocative, threaten peace, and could be a prelude to war.
May 9, 2024
Sweden Hands Ukraine 16 Gripen Jets Armed With 200-km Missiles, Opens Deal for 22 More
Sweden will transfer 16 Gripen fighter jets to Ukraine and sell 22 more, with deliveries expected starting in 2027 as Kyiv seeks to strengthen its air defenses.
May 28, 2026
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