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Ukraine
Emergency services officials violated the rules of flight safety and operation of air transport, leading to the deaths of 14 people including Ministry of Internal Affairs leadership and other victims.
Nov. 28, 2023
Aviation
Discover how Ukraine continues to use the limited number of Sukhoi Su-24 bombers to strike valuable Russian assets, incorporating the British-made Storm Shadow cruise missiles to its great advantage.
Nov. 26, 2023
Russia
Ukraine’s military intelligence has published details of the hack of Rosaviatsiya and has said the Kremlin is “exposing its population to mortal danger.”
Nov. 23, 2023
Russia
The pilot of the Urals Airlines Airbus 320 was hailed as a hero in September when he made an emergency landing in a Siberian wheatfield. Two months later the plane is still there.
Nov. 22, 2023
Russia
Russia registered a new patent for a two-seater version of its Su-57 stealth fighter. While it might just be a big marketing gimmick, there are indications that the plane could be intended for export.
Nov. 21, 2023
Aviation
Despite being Russia’s most advanced fighter jet, Su-57s have been mired in technical issues with only up to 10 units in service. They have rarely seen combat since Moscow’s official adoption.
Nov. 18, 2023
Russia
With international sanctions hitting the provision of essential components to Russia’s aviation industry, attempts to replace them with domestic production is proving challenging.
Nov. 14, 2023
SBU
Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) has detained three suspects for exporting MiG-29 components to Asian buyers, including the “friend-or-foe” radar module that could compromise Ukraine’s air defenses.
Nov. 10, 2023
Russia
Moscow's airline industry reps are urging regulators to change the rules so that aircraft that are already 50-years-old can continue flying for even longer.
Nov. 9, 2023
NATO
The Netherlands’ first shipment of NATO fighter jets arrived at a planned F-16 flight training center at a Romanian air base, intended for training Ukrainian and Romanian pilots.
Nov. 8, 2023
Russia
China has excluded would-be Russian partners from its project to build a new passenger airliner that would compete with Boeing and Airbus.
Nov. 7, 2023
Russia
The Kremlin has pinned its hopes on building hundreds of home-made planes to replace Western models but Russia's recent record of making planes is patchy to say the least.
Nov. 1, 2023
War in Ukraine
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has announced that Russian Air Force MiG-31 warplanes will begin “permanent patrols” of the Black Sea.
Oct. 30, 2023
Putin
A Boeing 737 with 165 passengers operated by a Russian carrier, en route to Siberia had to land on one engine in Novosibirsk in the latest near miss from airlines starved of spare parts.
Oct. 20, 2023
War in Ukraine
Historians will have to computer the precise numbers, but that the Russian Air Force just got hit with crippling and possibly unprecedented losses is a fact.
Oct. 20, 2023
War in Ukraine
Ukraine in recent months jumped in with two feet on developing “FrankenSAM” missile systems to fill its air defense gaps. The Russian Air Force recently has felt some serious pain.
Oct. 19, 2023
Ukrainian drones targeted the Krymsk military airfield in Krasnodar Krai, home to Russia’s 3rd Fighter Aviation Regiment and its Su-27 and Su-30 “Flankers.”
Nov. 15