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Drones
US Air Force to Introduce 1,000 AI-Controlled Drones
Unmanned aerial vehicles, better known as drones, have changed the face of the battlefield in Ukraine, and the Pentagon intends to take their use to the next level – with AI.
March 7, 2024
War in Ukraine
‘There Was Also a Plane There’ – Russian Navy Ka-29 Helicopter Goes Down With Patrol Ship
Russian naval commander details how Ukrainian intelligence forces used 5 unmanned surface drones to sink the Russian naval patrol vessel Sergei Kotov along with a Ka-29 military helicopter.
March 5, 2024
Russia
Russia Fails to Start Production of New Domestic Aircraft Citing ‘Technical Difficulties’
President Putin’s December assertion that Russia would build 1,000 of its own airplanes by 2030 has gotten off to a shaky start – and the excuses have already started.
March 3, 2024
Aviation
Fat, Dumb and Happy – Brutal Recent Russian Jet Losses Possibly Linked to Compromised Avionics
Repeated shoot-downs of more than a dozen of the Kremlin’s best jets took place about 18 months after key electronic defense systems were captured by Kyiv and could now be compromised.
March 2, 2024
Armed Forces of Ukraine
Ukraine Depleting Best Air-Defense Missiles By Downing Russian Fighter and Command Aircraft - Forbes
Forbes suggests Ukraine’s success in downing jets stems from their use of American-made Patriot and NASAMS missile systems. They say the risk lies in the lack of US ammunition supply since December.
Feb. 28, 2024
War in Ukraine
‘We’re Not Sending Boots on the Ground’ – War in Ukraine Update for Feb. 28
Ukraine's Defenses take down two more Su-34s; Biden says Ukraine's path to victory will be from US aid, not US troops; More civilian deaths in Donbas
Feb. 28, 2024
NATO
Swedish Politician Predicts Fast Decision on Gripen Fighters to Ukraine
The Ukrainian Air Force looks on track to get Sweden’s impressive Gripen fighter jet, but even though the Swedes seem motivated, if it happens it will take about a year.
Feb. 27, 2024
Zaporizhzhia
Another Bad Night for Russia’s Aerospace Forces as Another A-50 Goes Down
Ukraine’s military intelligence and Air Force brought down another high value Beriev A-50 command aircraft over the Azov Sea on Friday in a “combined operation.”
Feb. 24, 2024
Ukraine Knocks Out Tu-95 Bomber Used to Rain Missiles on Ukrainian Cities
The SBU says its drones flew 800 km to destroy a Tu-95 bomber at Russia’s Engels air base, a key launch site for missile attacks on Ukraine.
July 17, 2026
