Ukraine on Wednesday received the first Patriots, which are seen as one of the most advanced US air defence systems, Kyiv’s defence minister said. “Today, our beautiful Ukrainian sky becomes more secure because Patriot air defence systems have arrived in Ukraine,” Oleksiy Reznikov said on Twitter. The delivery comes as Russia launched an overnight drone…
The Defense Ministry in Moscow says the Norwegian maritime patrol aircraft was “approaching the state border of the Russian Federation.” P-8 Poseidon is Norway’s new patrol aircraft replacing the older propeller P-3 Orion that for decades have monitored fisheries in the Barents Sea and Russian submarines on patrol in northern waters. This is the first…
A Boeing P-8 Poseidon took minor damage to its left main gear after a tire burst on landing. At around 2:00 pm on the 10th at Kadena Air Base, Japan, a US Navy P8A patrol aircraft had trouble when its tires exploded after landing. The southern runway was closed for several hours to collect tire…
China sent warships and dozens of fighter jets toward Taiwan on Saturday. China sent warships and dozens of fighter jets toward Taiwan the Taiwanese government said, in retaliation for a meeting between the US House of Representatives speaker and the president of the self-ruled island democracy claimed by Beijing as part of its territory. The…
Huge fire at the at the Voronezh Aircraft Plant in Russia. Residents of the Russian city of Voronezh report hearing a loud explosion near the runway of a military aircraft plant. At the same time, the city council denies everything. They say there have been no emergencies. The press service of the Emergency Situations Ministry…
About thirty Ukrainian soldiers are trained in the mechanics and technology of Dassault fighter-bombers on the Mont-de-Marsan and Nancy bases. While Poland and Slovakia passed the milestone last week, Ukrainian airmen are being trained in France in ground-to-air defense as well as survival in the event of ejection in hostile terrain, announced the French Ministry…
Country becomes second Nato member after Poland to make such a pledge. Slovakia will donate 13 MiG-29 warplanes to Ukraine, its prime minister has said, making it the second Nato member to announce such a shipment in 24 hours, after a similar move by Poland. It remains to be seen how much the jets will…
Poland will deliver a first batch of four MiG-29 fighter-bombers to Ukraine, Polish President Andrzej Duda announced Thursday, the first such delivery by a NATO member. “In the coming days, we will first transfer (…) four fully operational aircraft to Ukraine,” Duda told reporters. During his press conference, the Polish president added that “other aircraft…
Following the loss of a MQ-9 Reaper, US military released footage of the mid-air collision. The Reaper drone and two SU-27 Flanker jets were operating over international waters over the Black Sea US military said the Russian jets intentionally flew in front of and dumped fuel in front of the unmanned drone then one of…
A Russian fighter jet harassed and then collided with a U.S. drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday. The Reaper drone and two SU-27 Flanker jets were operating over international waters over the Black Sea when one of the Russian jets intentionally flew in front of and dumped fuel in front of the unmanned drone,…
North Korea said on Monday morning that it had fired two cruise missiles from a submarine earlier on Sunday. The missile test came a day before South Korea and the United States were due to kick off their largest joint military drills in years. North Korea’s state-run KCNA news agency said the submarine was engaged…
A Russian bomber was forced to make an emergency landing at St. Petersburg Airport during the night. According to reports, a Russian bomber Tu-22M3 long-range from strategic forces requested an emergency landing at Pulkovo International Airport in St. Petersburg due to difficult weather conditions. The bomber can be seen on the runway with an H-22…