Military aviation news
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August 20, 2026
The Fulcrum The Mikoyan MiG-29 (Russian: Микоян МиГ-29; NATO reporting name: Fulcrum) is a twin-engine jet fighter aircraft designed in the Soviet Union. Developed by the Mikoyan design bureau as an…
In the Black Sea, presumably Russian sea drones loaded with explosives approached an oil platform. Romanian fighter aircraft destroyed the drones from the air.
By Ignacio Montes de Oca. Kim Jong-un did not personally fire a single missile in Ukraine, yet he ended up as the war's great beneficiary. Not because Russia withdrew, nor because Putin…
Ukrainian missile manufacturer Fire Point announced on 15 August 2026 that two of its FP-5 “Flamingo” cruise missiles had hit the rocket production plant…
For several days there has been intense activity by NATO air forces on the alliance's eastern flank. Over Poland and the Baltics, but above all in the airspace off the Russian exclave…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. According to report in ” Tribune News Service” The Indian Air Force (IAF) is increasingly turning to... The post IAF Turns to 3D Printing to Make…
August 19, 2026
The flight was part of the annual Winter Fly-in (WINFLY) period.
The USAF's new EA-37B Compass Call electronic warfare jet was part of a larger NATO package that flew along the doorstep of Russia's strategic military outpost. The post EA-37B Flew Along…
The two-seat version of the Su-57 will reportedly test combat artificial intelligence and coordinate unmanned aircraft,... The post Su-57D: Russia turns fifth-generation fighter into…
US Air Force Antarctica flight returned to Christchurch after a Russia missile warning triggered a safety NOTAM for pilots. The post Largest Air Force in the World Antarctica Flight Turns Back After…
A mysterious incident over the South Pacific forced a U.S. Air Force aircraft to turn around on Aug. 18, due to a possible space debris hazard.
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) could emerge as an Indian contender for the Indian Air Force’s Medium Transport... The post HAL’s likely to…
Iran accused Qatar of holding three Iranian Air Force pilots prisoner who went missing after two Sukhoi Su-24 bombers went down during a combat mission carried out in March. The…
August 18, 2026
After years of fighting in Ukraine and rapid technological adaptation on the battlefield, the former commander-in-chief of Ukraine's Armed Forces, Valerii Zaluzhny, stated that…
August 17, 2026
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A Rafale fighter of the French Air and Space Force intercepted a rare Russian Tupolev Tu-214 linked to Russia's Federal Security Service, the FSB, during an air policing mission of…
Russia may or may not be in the top ten countries with the most 5th-gen fighters with Norway possibly having twice as many.
On August 17, 2026, Ukrainian forces executed a long-range missile strike against the Progress Rocket Space Centre in Samara, Russia, damaging production facilities used to manufacture launch…
Warthog The A-10 Thunderbolt II is the first Air Force aircraft specially designed for close air support of ground forces. They are simple, effective and survivable twin-engine jet aircraft that can…
The episode triggered the activation of allied air defence mechanisms and consultations under Article 4 of the North Atlantic Treaty. NATO subsequently launched Eastern Sentry, an…
The Belarusian air force has received another delivery of modernised Sukhoi Su-30SM2 fighters. The country's defence ministry announced this. How many jets were in the latest…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. According to sources close to idrw.org, the estimated cost of upgrading 84 Su-30MKI fighters to the Super... The post Super Sukhoi Upgrade Cost…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. Russia has reportedly offered India a rapid acquisition of its Su-57 fifth-generation fighter, potentially accompanied by the... The post Russia…
August 16, 2026
Ukraine's combat aviation, with its F-16 MLU, Mirage 2000-5 and MiG-29 fighters, has stepped up operations due to the growing presence of Geran 4 and 5 jet-powered attack drones…
The two-seat version of the Felon could be used to develop combat AI and more advanced control of unmanned aircraft
August 15, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed today that Ukrainian Flamingo missiles hit Russia’s Progress production facility in Samara. He cited the Progress Center’s role in producing…
"Flamingo missiles were used. A good achievement."
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. Former Indian Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria has warned that acquiring Russia’s Su-57 as... The post Ex-IAF Chief Warns Su-57 Deal…
On the occasion of the 114th anniversary of the founding of the Russian Military Air Force, established on August 12, 1912 with the Aeronautical Unit of the General Staff, the Commander…
August 14, 2026
According to confidences revealed by Reuters from high-level sources within the Ukrainian armed forces, North Korea would have deployed a missile unit in western Russia…
On August 6, 1991, now 30 years ago, a naval operation of special significance took place in the Barents Sea in the history of the USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) and of…
