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NATO allies have already begun training Ukrainian pilots on F-16s. It is not yet known when the fighters will be delivered. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing a statement by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg during a media conversation before the Ramstein meeting. “Firstly, I welcome the decision of several Allies to continue to support […]
Since February 24, 2022, several Russian fighter jets and helicopters have crashed without the assistance of Ukraine’s air defense. However, Russian military aircraft have gone down before. This week, Russian media outlets released a video of a MiG-31 fighter jet crash. The video is old. The incident occurred in the Murmansk region before February 24, […]
On May 18, 10 Russian VKS fighters were redeployed from the Belarusian Baranovichi airfield to the Machulishchi airfield This was reported by the monitoring group “Belaruski Gayun”. It is noted that in the period from 11:20 to 13:10, 10 aircraft were relocated – 8 Su-34 fighters and 2 Su-30M of the Russian VKS. All aircraft […]
Airbus European Concert conducted a series of tests of the VSR700 unmanned aerial vehicle. The tests were supported by the French Directorate General for Armaments. The tests of the unmanned helicopter took place on May 15. According to the manufacturer, the VSR700 made 80 successful takeoffs and landings during the tests. The drone took off […]
The Olenya airbase, located above the Arctic Circle, has at least 22 airplanes, three helicopters and a refueling plane. Photos of the airbase from which the bombers take off to attack Ukraine have been posted online. The pictures were posted on his Twitter page by an American observer under the nickname “MT Anderson”. It is […]
European low-cost airline Ryanair has placed a record order in its history for 300 Boeing 737 MAX model 737-10 aircraft. This aircraft will be the largest in the low-cost airline’s fleet. According to the terms of the agreement, which were announced by Boeing, the order is divided into two parts. The first part of 150 […]
Irish low-cost airline Ryanair has placed an order for 300 Boeing 737 MAX 10 aircraft worth $40 billion, of which 150 are firm orders. According to Simple Flying, negotiations for the purchase of the aircraft began before the COVID-19 pandemic but stopped in September 2021 due to price disagreements. In March, the airline group’s chairman, […]
The Netherlands, Denmark and the United Kingdom are negotiating the possible transfer of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine. Source. This was stated by Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on the first day of his visit to Brazil, BBC reports. Last week, Danish Prime Minister Matthe Frederiksen also announced that such negotiations were underway. According to […]
Poland has handed over 10 MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine, which it had previously promised to provide as part of military aid This was announced by Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak, as quoted by Defence24.pl journalist Jakub Palowski. Polish Defence Minister @mblaszczak during a visit in #Canada: Poland provided Ukraine with 10 MiG-29 fighter jets. cc […]
Near Romanian airspace, a Russian Su-35 fighter jet intercepted a Polish L410 border guard aircraft while flying over the Black Sea. This was reported by the press service of the Romanian Ministry of Defense. The air incident occurred on Friday, May 5, at about 13:20. The ministry noted that this is not the first time […]