Fly Low, Get Aggressive—How Ukrainian Pilots Fought The Russian Air Force To A Standstill

Russian Su-35 aircraft intercept a P-8A Poseidon patrol aircraft assigned to U.S. 6th Fleet over the Mediterranean Sea on May 26, 2020. U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa For all its profound faults, the...

Incredibly, Russia’s 50-Year-Old Seaplanes Are Still Flying Around The Black Sea

Soviet navy Be-12s. Soviet navy photo A devastating Ukrainian strike on a Russian air base in occupied Crimea earlier this month destroyed potentially dozens of warplanes belonging to the Russian navy...

Ukraine’s Best Fighter Jets Just Bombed The Hell Out Of The Russian Troops On Snake Island

Su-27s strike Snake Island. Ukrainian defense ministry capture The Ukrainian air force’s best fighter jets just staged a daring raid on the Russian force occupying Ukraine’s strategic Snake Island. Th...

Ukraine’s Air Force Is Back! But Who Knows For How Long.

A Ukrainian Su-25 over Donbas on May 7, 2022. TikTok capture Ten weeks into Russia’s wider war on Ukraine, Kyiv’s tiny, aging air force is in much better shape than anyone should have expected prior t...

Ukraine’s Pilots Are Flying Into Battle With Old, Dumb Missiles. It’s One Reason They Get Shot Down.

Ukrainian Su-27s during a pre-war exercise. Ukrainian air force photo The Ukrainian air force began the current war at a serious disadvantage compared to the Russian air force. Fewer and older planes,...