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Russia says new ‘Ukrainian’ kamikaze drone found in Krasnodar region
Russia's emergency services found an improvised drone in a field near Krasnoarmeyskiy in the Krasnodar region. Officials said a mystery drone was from Ukraine and...
Ukraine thwarts ‘largest drone attack’ on Kyiv
Ukraine said its forces shot down 52 Iranian-made Shahed drones that Russia used to attack military and critical infrastructure facilities in the central regions...
South Korea could get rid of its F-35 fighter jet
The Republic of Korea Air Force has to make hard choices about what to do with the damaged F-35 fighter jet. According to local media,...
Germany sends reconnaissance drones to Ukraine
Germany lent more support to Ukraine's forces and sent a batch of new reconnaissance drones. According to a press release from the Federal Government, a...
Russia uses wooden drones to deceive Ukrainian air defense systems
Russia is reportedly using wooden drones to distract Ukraine’s air defense radars, analysts have said. According to experts from BLITZ Aircraft Unmanned, the decoy versions...
US Air Force gets nuke-sniffing plane
The U.S. Air Force has announced that team Offutt officially welcomed its second WC-135R Constant Phoenix aircraft to its fleet as tail number 64-14831 arrived...
Ukrainian enthusiasts forge high-end Su-35S fighter into key fobs
The team of aviation enthusiasts at the Fuselage Creations is turning scraps of wreckage from a downed Russia’s most advanced operational fighter jet into...
Britain to start training Ukraine combat fighter pilots
The UK announced on Monday that this summer country will commence an elementary flying phase for cohorts of Ukrainian pilots to learn basic training. “This...
Royal Air Force fighter jets intercept Russian aircraft
The Royal Air Force on Sunday reported that Typhoon fighter jets were scrambled from Amari Air Base in Estonia to visually identify multiple Russian...
Russian combat drone wreckage found near Kherson
The remains of an Orion drone — also known by the project name Inokhodets - have been found in Ukraine's southern Kherson region. The Ukraine Weapons...
Ukraine rejects claims that its troops shot down 4 Russian aircraft in Bryansk
Russian state media on Saturday reported that two fighter jets and two military helicopters had been shot down within their own borders. According to media...
Russian attack helicopter crashes in Crimea, killing 2
Two crew members on a routine training flight were killed Friday when a Mi-28 attack helicopter crashed in annexed Crimea, Russia's military said. The Russian...
Ukraine gets US-made ADM-160 decoys
Pro-Kremlin media reported that Ukraine launched two cruise missiles at Russian-occupied Luhansk on Friday, May 12th Images appeared on the social media platform Telegram, showing what...
F-22 Raptors arrive in Estonia to deter aggression over Baltic skies
The U.S. Air Force has deployed stealthy high-tech F-22 Raptor fighter jets to Estonia to deter aggression in the Baltic Sea region. F-22s, the world's most...
Camouflage nets snare Switchblade loitering munition
A Switchblade loitering drone manufactured by AeroVironment failed to hit its target due to camouflage netting. The Russian military has shared a new video showing...
Damaged F-22 returns to active service
Following 5 years of intense work, the U.S. Air Force F-22 fighter jet, believed to be beyond flyable condition after its crash at Naval...
US Air Force conducts post-nuclear training exercise
The U.S. Air Force announced that Air Combat Command’s Office of the Surgeon General recently hosted a post-nuclear training exercise. The exercise spanned over three...
Ukraine’s top official confirms “Russian hypersonic missile” shot down
Commander of the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Mykola Oleshchuk confirmed on Saturday the shooting down of the Kinzhal hypersonic missile over...