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Ukraine's air force dropped a wild video of a MiG-29 hugging the ground in a shockingly low pass
Ukrainian pilots often fly low, a feat that requires intense concentration but helps them avoid ene…
Ryan Pickrell,Chris Panella
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A bizarre comment stirred speculation India may try to match China's carrier fleet
India is building a 3rd aircraft carrier and the country's defense minister suggested that more may…
Michael Peck
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Why the Swedish and Finnish Air Forces are a powerful add to NATO
Finland and Sweden pack a major air power punch for the NATO alliance, and not just from their robu…
Michael Peck
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How the Israeli Air Force once destroyed over 60 enemy jets and dozens of Soviet missile systems in battle without losing a single fighter
Israel's aircraft, weapons, training, and strategic adaptations are what led to the historic win.
Constantine Atlamazoglou
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Ukraine's pilots are flying high-risk 'wild weasel' missions first developed in the Vietnam War by the USAF, says defense analyst
Ukrainian pilots fly 'wild weasel' missions using US-made AGM-88 High-speed Anti-Radiation Missiles…
Cameron Manley
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A video appearing to show a Russian Lancet drone striking a Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter at its base suggests the small drones can now hit targets much farther away
Previous versions of the drone had a range of about 25 miles, weighed about 35 lbs, and could cruis…
Alia Shoaib
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A Russian helicopter fought an unusual Ukrainian drone armed with heat-seeking missiles, war watchers say
Footage and imagery from the Black Sea this week appeared to show a Ukrainian naval drone outfitted…
Jake Epstein
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Russia is raising a stink about F-16s in Ukraine by saying they're nuclear-capable, even though the types of warplanes already deployed there can carry nukes
Ukraine already uses the Su-24, which even the Russian ally Belarus said in 2022 could be modified …
Matthew Loh
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US buys 81 Soviet-era combat aircraft from Russia's ally costing on average less than $20,000 each, report says
The US bought 81 Soviet-era combat aircraft from Kazakhstan, the Kyiv Post reported.
Rebecca Rommen
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F-16s headed to Ukraine this summer will face their most dangerous battlefield ever
The F-16 Fighting Falcons going to Ukraine will face a major test against advanced Russian air-defe…
Jake Epstein
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Russian technicians appear to have sabotaged MiG-29 fighter jets headed for Ukraine, Slovakia says
Slovak Defense Minister Jaroslav Nad said the defects were found only in fighter-jet parts that wer…
Chris Panella
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Neither Moscow nor Kyiv can control Ukraine's skies. These are the jets they're using to fight the air war.
As of late July, observers have identified 36 Russian aircraft and 35 Ukrainian aircraft as lost, b…
Benjamin Brimelow
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High maintenance 'prima donna' F-16 jets will be hard work for Ukraine, former US Marine pilot says
The former marine pilot told Politico that Ukraine's Soviet-era MiG jets are more "rough and tumble…
Alia Shoaib
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Ukrainians are still trying to buy fighter jets, but a Ukrainian pilot says the changing air war requires different weapons
As of May 12, the "Buy Me a Fighter Jet" campaign had raised only $221,600 for what would likely be…
Ellen Ioanes
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A traditional Russian ally snubbed Moscow's latest fighter jets for competitors from Pakistan and Turkey
Azerbaijan's biggest arms supplier has been Russia but it will likely acquire fighter jets from els…
Paul Iddon
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Ukraine's quest for more fighter jets hits its latest obstacle: US concerns about starting a war between NATO and Russia
Having jets leave a US or NATO base for delivery to Ukraine "raises serious concerns for the entire…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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For NATO pilots trained to fly MiGs, learning to fly the F-35 'is far too much to grasp,' former F-35 test pilot says
The former F-35 test pilot Billie Flynn told The Aviationist that moving to the "cosmic spaceship" …
Constantine Atlamazoglou
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The struggle to give Ukraine more fighter jets shows how some NATO militaries still rely on Soviet-era weapons
The search for aircraft to give Ukraine highlights the role Soviet-era weapons still have in some N…
Constantine Atlamazoglou
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Ukraine says its air force is bigger now than when Russia's full-scale invasion began
Ukraine's air force has repaired old planes, and been given planes by allies, helping it resist Rus…
Tom Porter
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Poland says it will send MiG fighter jets to Ukraine 'in the next few days'
Polish President Andrzej Duda says Poland will send Ukraine around a dozen fighter jets, fulfilling…