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written on April 1, 2022, 11:54 am
Is the Russian Air Force Actually Incapable of Complex Air Operations? More than a week into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Russian Air Force has yet to commence large-scale operations. Inactivity in the first few days could be ascribed to various factors, but the continued absence...
written on March 31, 2022, 10:14 pm
A Ukrainian SU-27 flying over Ozerne air base in northern Ukraine in 2018. How Ukraine’s Outgunned Air Force Is Fighting Back Against Russian Jets LVIV, Ukraine — Each night, Ukrainian pilots like Andriy loiter in an undisclosed aircraft hangar, waiting, waiting, until the tension is...
written on March 31, 2022, 8:44 pm
The Mysterious Case of the Missing Russian Air Force On the fifth day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, one of many unanswered questions is why Russia has launched a military campaign at huge cost with maximalist objectives, and then declined to use the vast majority of its fixed wing combat...
written on March 31, 2022, 12:44 pm
A month of defense: how the invasion of Ukraine has shaped European air forces As Russian cruise missiles began to strike Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Europe unanimously reacted. One such response was the near-instantaneous increase in defense spending, announced by most...
written on March 31, 2022, 12:38 pm
Ukrainian Su-27 fighter intercepted in Romania Two F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters of the Romanian Air Force were scrambled to intercept an unauthorized flight approaching the national airspace on February 24, 2022. The jets carried out a visual identification of...
written on March 31, 2022, 12:18 pm
on 2nd May 2021 Image : Leonid Faerberg / Wikipedia Aviation Top 10s Top 10 failed fighter jets Valius Venckunas The success of a fighter jet can be measured by many things – its performance, its sales, its combat effectiveness, to name a few. But to demonstrate success in those areas,...
written on February 7, 2022, 2:20 pm
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Office of Public Affairs DHS Issues National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) Bulletin WASHINGTON – Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas issued a National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) Bulletin regarding the continued heightened ...
written on March 2, 2021, 11:08 pm
The MiG-17 was flown by only a few of the North Vietnamese aces, including Bay. (NASM photo 7A33704) Many of my trips to Vietnam have run together in my memory, including some of the 180 I made in McDonnell F-4 Phantoms during what the Vietnamese call “the American war.” But once I took in...