Russian air force Su-25s firing unguided rockets over Ukraine. Via social media It’s one of the weirdly iconic images of the Ukraine war: Russian and Ukrainian helicopters and attack jets flying low o...
Tag: AirDefenses
Fake Air-Defenses Are Bolstering Ukraine’s Real Air-Defenses
A Ukrainian S-300 launcher in Kyiv in 2018. Wikimedia Commons The sky over Ukraine is one of the most dangerous places in the world for aircrews. Ukrainian and Russian air-defenses blanket the entire ...
The Russian Air Force Loses Up To Four Planes In One Day As Ukrainian Air-Defenses Advance
Russian air force Su-25s. Russian air force capture The Russian air force reportedly has had a very bad day. The Ukrainian defense ministry on Saturday claimed its forces shot down four Russian warpla...
Ukrainian MiGs Firing American Missiles Are Hunting Down Russian Air-Defenses
A HARM missile under the wing of a U.S. Navy EA-18G. U.S. Navy photo With every new photo that circulates online, it’s becoming clearer—the Ukrainian air force’s trusty old MiG-29 fighters are on a mi...
Ukraine Could Get German Air-Defenses. They Might Prevent Devastating Bombing Raids By Russian Planes.
IRIS-T SL during testing. Diehl photo Germany has announced it will supply Ukraine with its latest air-defense system. This might help the Ukrainians ward off carpet-bombing raids by Russian bombers a...
If Russia Invades Ukraine, Its Front-Line Air-Defenses Will Be The Most Dangerous In The World
Russian army Tunguska vehicles in training. Russian defense ministry photo In early May 2014, separatist rebels and their Russian backers in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region shot down three Ukrainian M...