Sukhoi Su-27/30/32/33/34/35

By Tony Osborne
Plans for Sukhoi Su-35 fighters, Mil Mi-28 helicopters and Yak-130 jet trainers to enter Iranian service have reportedly been finalized.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Anna Sliwon-Stewart
Vietnam is seeking to diversify its supplier base and reduce its dependence on Russian equipment as part of a broader move to become more self-reliant and strengthen its domestic defense industry.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Tony Osborne
South Africa’s Paramount Group is seeing strong demand for the upgrade of older Russian-built helicopters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine, Tony Osborne
A top USAF officer says aircraft will arrive in Ukraine next year but warns they will not be a silver bullet in fighting Russia.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
Russian arms giant Rostec has revealed the mockup of a new engine to replace a less-powerful Ukrainian propulsion system in the Yak-130.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Piotr Butowski
Arkhip Lyulka Design Bureau is also working on a three-stream sixth-generation fighter engine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon is again accusing Russia of unsafe operations in the Middle East releasing a video taken July 5 that shows a Russian Su-35 harassing a U.S. MQ-9.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
Ukrainian success in fending off Russia’s invasion is changing Western allies’ policy about supplying fighters.
Paris Air Show

By Steve Trimble
A promised supply of Western fighter jets has prompted a comprehensive review within Ukraine’s air force of its structure, training and logistics needs.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The new Storm Shadows in Ukraine’s inventory likely will prompt Russia to reconsider siting of high-value targets, logistics hubs and air defense systems.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Turkish industry appears to be advancing efforts to integrate indigenously developed weaponry on the Sukhoi Su-25.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The UK has supplied long-range air-launched cruise missiles to Ukraine.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Slovakia has become the first country to declare it has delivered operational crewed combat aircraft to Ukraine.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
EUCOM released the video from the MQ-9A’s belly-mounted MTS-B sensor on March 16 after Russia denied that the intercept by two Su-27s led to a collision.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The incident over the Black Sea comes after a string of unsafe encounters reported by U.S. and UK military aircraft since October.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Steve Trimble
Iran could receive its first newly built fighter imports in over 30 years.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Russian fighter jets have increased their operations near and over U.S. locations in Syria in recent weeks, a U.S. Air Force lieutenant general says.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
Defensive preparations in the center of Moscow perhaps reveal a new Russian respect for homegrown weapons being fielded by Ukraine.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Even if Ukraine can push Russian forces out of the country, it is likely Moscow will continue to harbor territorial ambitions.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Momentum for the handover of fighters to supplement Ukraine’s remaining air defense fleet of Soviet-era Sukhoi Su-27s and RAC MiG-29s is gradually gaining.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren, Thierry Dubois
The recent Exercise Varuna with India addresses French security concerns and showcases Rafale fighters to the Indian Navy.
Aircraft & Propulsion