Credits: Ukraine Weapons Tracker A MiG 29 of the Ukraine Air Force crashed near Vinnytsia on 12 October 2022 during a mission against Russian Shahed-136 drones and cruise missiles. The pilot ejected successfully and is feeling fine. According to UKRAINSKA PRAVDA, the pilot was on a combat mission to destroy …
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Credits: Euromaidan Press Ukraine Air Force MiG-29 fighter jet crashed after being shot down by Russian armed forces. The pilot Anton Lystopad died in the crash. Captain Anton Lystopad was honored by Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky with a prestigious award just days ago. Captain Anton Lystopad was awarded the title …
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Qatar Emiri Air Force Rafale fighter aircraft fly in formation above Qatar after they receive fuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker on Dec. 31, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sean Carnes) France is considering offering Rafale fighter jets to Ukraine during the upcomming visit of …
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A MiG-29 fighter jet, allegedly owned by Russian state-sponsored private military contractors, has been shot down in Libya. A video that recently appeared on social media purportedly shows a Russian-speaking pilot after their aircraft went down in Libya who is about to be picked up by an Mi-24 Hind gunship …
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Credits: IAF Earlier this week The first batch of five French-made Rafale fighter jets has arrived at an Indian Air Force (IAF) base. Five brand-new Indian Air Force Dassault Rafale fighters recently touched down at Ambala Air Force Station in Haryana, India. Two Indian Su-30 fighters escorted the Rafales as …
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Credits: IAF The procurement process for an additional 21 Mig-29 and 12 Sukhoi Su-30MKI which IAF will start getting in the next three years. Purchase of additional Mig-29 and Su-30 to argument the current fleet and also buff up aircraft lost in accidents over the years is a cheap and …
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Recently, amid escalating border tensions between India and China, New Delhi approved to spend billions to purchase Russian fighter jets. Moscow will sell New Delhi 33 new fighter aircraft including 12 Su-30MKIs and 21 MiG-29s along with up-gradation of 59 MiG-29s. See Details: The MiG 29 procurement and up-gradation from …
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Air-to-Air missile Astra successfully user flight-tested from Su-30 MKI aircraft off the Odisha coast on September 17, 2019. – Ministry of Defence (GODL-India) The Defence Acquisition Council, headed by Defence Ministry Rajnath Singh, cleared the purchase of 248 indigenously developed Astra beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) for the Indian Air Force …
Read More » As we have reported earlier, Amid Border Tension With China India Looks To Buy 21 MiG-29 & 12 Su-30MKI Fighter Jets From Russia. Now the Defence Ministry approved procurement of 21 MIG-29 and 12 Su-30 MKI aircraft along with the up-gradation of existing 59 Mig-29 jets. The Defence Acquisition Council met …
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An Indian Air Force MiG-29UPG -Credits: Aktug Ates In the middle of the standoff that India has with China, the Indian Air Force has pushed a proposal to the government for acquiring 33 new fighter aircraft, including 21 MiG-29s and 12 Su-30MKIs from Russia. “The Air Force has been working on …
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