Credits: Ukraine Weapons Tracker / Twitter Ukrainian sources claim that this Russian single-seater jet was shot down near Izium, Kharkiv Oblast. Identified as a Sukhoi Su-35S. The pilot was captured. The Ukrainian military says that the aircraft came down on Sunday near the city of Izyum, some 75 miles southeast …

According to reports on Apr. 1, 2022, at least two Ukrainian Mi-24 attack helicopters sneaked inside the Russian airspace to carry out an early morning attack on an oil storage facility in Belgorod, located about 25 miles north of the border and 50 miles from Kharkiv. Early Friday morning, videos …

A KT-1 Woongbee performs during the Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition 2017 at the Seoul Airport (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III) Two Republic of Korea Air Force (RoKAF) KAI KT-1 Woongbi trainer aircraft, operated by 3 Training Wing, collided mid-air and crashed into …

Credits: Paramount Pictures On Mar 29, 2022, a new trailer for Top Gun: Maverick dropped giving fans a better idea of what to expect from the sequel to the 1986 classic. The adrenalin-infused trailer shows the Hollywood actor reviving his iconic role of Captain Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell after 30 years. …

During Cold War, the SR-71 Blackbird gathered intelligence in some of the world’s most hostile environments. In the aftermath of Gary Powers being shot down over the Soviet Union in a U2 spy plane, Lockheed’s Skunk Works division was charged with designing a plane that could fly in the 90,000 …

Credits: Boeing Australia Boeing’s Australian subsidiary named its new uncrewed combat aerial vehicle, officially dubbing it the MQ-28A “Ghost Bat.”  The Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat, previously known as the Boeing Airpower Teaming System (ATS) and the Loyal Wingman project, is a stealth, multi-role, unmanned aerial vehicle in development by Boeing …

Image credit: ROK MOD On Mar. 24, 2022, North Korea test-launched the new Hwasongpho-17 intercontinental ballistic missile. The launch was carried out at the Pyongyang International Airport. The ICBM was test-fired vertically, from a Transporter Erector Launcher and flew 1,090 kilometers for 4,052 seconds reaching the highest altitude of 6,248.5 …

A USAF Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor, assigned to 325th Fighter Wing, experienced a mishap upon landing at Eglin Air Force Base (VPS/KVPS), Florida. The left main landing gear collapsed, causing the aircraft to veer off the runway. Emergency crews responded to the scene, and the pilot was transported for medical …

Credits: Russian Aerospace Forces On Mar. 18, 2022, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that the Russian forces made use of the Kinzhal hypersonic aero-ballistic missiles to destroy a large underground warehouse of missiles and aviation ammunition of Ukrainian troops in the village of Delyatyn, Ivano-Frankivsk region, in Ukraine. No …

Credits: Ukroboronprom Ukroboronprom a Ukrainian defense contractor is offering to pay Russian pilots who defect with working aircraft payments of up to $1 million and “the issuance of citizenship in a free country”. Ukroboronprom has promised to pay up to $1 million in U.S. dollars for fighter jets and $500,000 …