Canada Seizes Russian An-124, Pledges Ukraine F-16 Support

An-124
The ban on over-sized cargo specialist Volga-Dnepr could delay production of some Boeing 767 freighters.
Credit: Joe Pries
The Canadian government has seized a large Russian cargo aircraft and agreed to provide a $500 million package of military support to Ukraine, which includes contributing to maintaining their future Lockheed Martin F-16s, training their fighter pilots and donating 288 AIM-7 missiles. The seizure and...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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