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Ukraine Requests Two Squadrons Of F-16s But Giving ‘Vipers’ to Kyiv Is Easier...
Soon after the recent Ramstein summit, during which president Zelensky requested again F-16s, the Ukrainian Air Force said a Western type of aircraft has been selected and will possibly be provided to...
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Poland Unlikely To Give Its F-16s to Ukraine Despite Ukrainian Claims
Poland would not get rid of the backbone of its air force. Although integrating F-16s in the Ukrainian Air Force would not be easy, Ukraine is still working to obtain two squadrons of Fighting Falcon...
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First UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter For Ukraine’s Intelligence Service Breaks...
The Directorate of Intelligence published the photos online showing the unannounced delivery of the US-made helicopter. After receiving the former British Sea King helicopters, it appears that Ukraine...
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Slovakia Has Approved The Transfer of 13 MiG-29s to Ukraine
The ex-Slovak Air Force MiG-29s should be delivered in the next few weeks. Slovak Prime Minister Eduard Heger announced on Mar. 17, 2023, that the Government of Slovakia has approved the transfer of 13...
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First Four Slovak MiG-29 Jets Have Been Transferred To Ukraine
The four MiG-29 Fulcrum jets have been handed over to the Ukrainian Air Force. First four of 13 MiG-29 fighters retired from active service by the Slovak Air Force have be transferred to Ukraine on...
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First (And Only) Ukrainian Black Hawk Seen In Action
New details also emerged about the arrival on this helicopter, which appears to be the result of a crowdfunding campaign. After the Ukrainian Directorate of Intelligence unveiled a US-made UH-60 Black...
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UK Secretary of Defence Reveals Italian Supply of Storm Shadow Missiles to...
UK’s Secretary of Defence unveiled that Italy, along with France and the UK, has supplied Storm Shadow/SCALP EG cruise missiles to Kyiv, and urged Germany to provide Taurus missiles. This is the first...
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Ukraine Considering Underground Bunkers To Protect F-16s When They Are Delivered
Ukraine is preparing a set of measures to protect the F-16 fighters when they arrive at Ukrainian airfields, including underground bunkers and dispersal. During a national TV broadcast, Ilia Yevlash,...
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Ukrainian JDAM-ERs Will Be Equipped With Home-On GPS Jam Seekers
The upgrade is meant to counter the proliferation of Russian EW systems that caused the effectiveness of Ukrainian Excalibur GPS-guided artillery rounds to decrease from 70% to just 6%. It appears that...
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Ukrainian Pilots Currently Training On French Air Force Alpha Jet Trainers
Ukrainian pilots are being imparted the basics of aerial combat as part of the training in anticipation of the arrival of the F-16 in Ukraine. But it will take some time before they will be [...] The...
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Belgium Will Transfer 30 F-16s To Ukraine
With the addition of the Belgian F-16s, the total number that Ukraine will receive now increases from 55 to 85, with deliveries expected by this summer. The Belgian government will transfer 30 F-16AM...
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‘4 vs 24’ – Ukrainian Su-27 Pilot Narrates Harrowing Two-Year Air War with...
A Ukrainian Air Force Flanker pilot recalls some of his missions against the Russian Air Force during the air war in Ukraine. A young Ukrainian Sukhoi Su-27 pilot, fighting since the beginning of the...
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View from the Target: Russian Drone Captures Ukrainian Yak-52 ‘Drone Hunter’
An interesting video has emerged showing the Yak-52 as seen from Russian drone’s camera. As we reported some weeks ago, in an engagement reminiscent of WWII dogfights, a Ukrainian training aircraft...
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The F-16 Is Not A Panacea For Air Superiority, Says Ukrainian Aviation Chief
The F-16s will allow a more efficient use of Western weapons and, alongside Western air defense systems and AEW assets, would help to push back Russian planes from the frontlines. Ukrainian Air Force...
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Video Shows Ukrainian MiG-29 Lofting JDAM-ER, Shooting Down UAV
The Fulcrums of the 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade are busy performing stand-off attack with Western air-to-ground weapons as well as air defense against UAVs. A video released by the Ukrainian Air...
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Ukrainian Yak-52 ‘Drone Hunter’ Is Now Sporting Kill Marks
The piston-prop training aircraft received kill marks for shooting down eight Russian drones, plus other two whose destruction was witnessed by the crew. After multiple instances of air-to-air...
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Breaking: Ukraine Receives First Batch Of F-16 Fighter Jets
Sources familiar with the matter reported that a small number of aircraft has been delivered, with a U.S. official providing further confirmation. After a long wait, it appears that Ukraine has just...
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Here’s Our First Look At The First Ukrainian Air Force F-16 Jets
First F-16s in Ukrainian Air Force markings break cover. President Volodymyr has announced that Ukraine has taken delivery of its initial batch of F-16 fighter jets on Aug. 4, 2024. “F-16s are now in...
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First Close-Up Image of the French AASM Hammer Bomb on a Ukrainian MiG-29
Similarly to other weapons, the 250 kg AASM munition is carried by a custom made pylon under the MiG-29’s innermost wing attachment point. After images and videos earlier this year showed the...
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Ukrainian F-16s Shot Down Russian Cruise Missiles, Says Zelensky
The Ukrainian F-16s were among the assets that countered the Russian cruise missiles and one-way attack drones during the latest major attack. The Ukrainian F-16s may have seen their first combat...
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