All Ukraine crisis articles
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NewsUkraine to receive first Polish air force MiG-29s ‘in the coming days’, Warsaw says
Warsaw is poised to transfer an initial batch of surplus RAC MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine, Polish President Andrzej Duda has announced.
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Analysis
Is Ukraine’s Western fighter request a flight of fancy?
Ukraine is trying to convince NATO nations that donated Western fighters would give Kyiv a decisive edge in its war against Russian invaders. We assess whether the proposal has wings.
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US releases video footage of Russian Su-27 colliding with Reaper over Black Sea
The US military has released video footage of a Black Sea incident during which a Russian air force Sukhoi Su-27 repeatedly harassed a US Air Force (USAF) General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9 Reaper, culminating in a collision which resulted in the remotely piloted air vehicle’s loss.
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Croatia prepares surplus Mi-8s ahead of donation to Ukraine
Croatia’s air force has begun decommissioning 14 Mil Mi-8 transport helicopters intended for transfer to Ukraine via Poland.
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Saab reshuffles Aeronautics unit leadership as it pursues NATO defence sales
Saab chief executive Micael Johansson has reshuffled his senior management team, in a bid to better position the Swedish company to pursue new business opportunities with NATO member nations.
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UK announces Ukrainian fighter pilot training pact
The UK Ministry of Defence has pledged to deliver future training to Ukrainian air force fighter pilots, although its commitment stops short of any transfer of combat aircraft to Kyiv.
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GA-ASI chief needles US government on lack of UAV support for Ukraine
The head of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has criticised Washington DC for not approving the provision of unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) such as the MQ-9 Reaper and MQ-1C Gray Eagle to Ukraine.
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Ukrainian interior ministry leadership killed in H225 crash
At least 16 people were killed when a Ukrainian interior ministry-operated Airbus Helicopters H225 transport crashed near Kyiv on 18 January.
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Canada will send NASAMS air defence system to Ukraine
The advanced missile system made jointly by Raytheon and Kongsberg Defence can protect against drones, missiles and aircraft and represents Ottawa’s first donation of air defence equipment to Ukraine.
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Su-57s play it safe in Ukraine war
Russia’s most advanced fighter, the Sukhoi Su-57, has conducted combat operations against targets in Ukraine – albeit from considerable ranges.
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Russia’s workhorse Orlan-10 UAV relies on western technologies
A recent report about Russia’s Orlan-10 unmanned air vehicle (UAV) highlights the important role western technology plays in Moscow’s war effort against Ukraine.
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Congress moves to increase US stock of precision munitions
Citing diminishing stores of high-technical guided missiles following repeated arms transfers to Ukraine, lawmakers in Washington want to give the Pentagon more flexibility to increase the purchase of precision munitions.
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Russian airpower could regain initiative in Ukraine: think tank
A think tank warns that Russian airpower could regain the initiative in Ukrainian skies if Kyiv is not urgently supported with air defence systems and western fighter aircraft.
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Russian cruise missiles fall across Ukraine as uncertainty swirls around fatalities in Poland
Moscow fired a barrage of 85 air-launched cruise missiles into Ukraine, with strikes in multiple Ukrainian cities.
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Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber crashes into residential apartment building
Defence officials in Moscow say an engine ignition issue during take-off caused the crash in the Russian port city of Yeysk, from which the two pilots are said to have safely ejected.
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Drone ‘dogfight’ reportedly recorded over Ukraine
Video reportedly from Ukraine may show two quadcopter-style commercial drones ramming one another mid-flight, in what some are calling the first instance of air-to-air combat involving the small, remotely-piloted craft.
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Baykar, Kyiv continue work towards Ukraine UAV production
Turkey’s Baykar Technologies and Kyiv have continued working toward the domestic production of unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) in Ukraine, where the company’s systems have been in operation against invading Russian forces.
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‘Low and fast matter’: Future Vertical Lift top general reflects on six months of Ukraine war
While he cautions that it is still too early to draw conclusions, the head of US Army’s Future Vertical Lift initiative says his initial observations from the Russo-Ukraine war validate the service’s focus on speed and range for its next-generation aviation fleet.
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USA announces largest Ukraine weapons buy to date, but still no fighter jets
The $3 billion military aid package from the Biden administration includes UAVs, a new counter-UAV system and several advanced air defence platforms, but the transfer of US-made fighters has not yet been approved.
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US sending anti-radiation missiles, surveillance drones to Ukraine
The planned shipment of Boeing Insitu ScanEagle unmanned air vehicles and radar-sensing air-to-surface missiles comes amid what US defence officials call “lack of progress” by Russia.
