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Ukrainian FPV drone attack
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Ukraine Executes ‘Longest Range Operation’ Striking Russian Air Bases with FPV Drones

After one and a half years of preparation, Ukrainian personnel hiding deep inside Russia conducted an unprecedented attack with 117 drones which destroyed multiple bombers. The Security Service of Ukraine…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
June 2, 2025
Military Aviation

Nuclear Strike Mission Could Return to the RAF After 27-Year Gap

Press reports ahead of UK's Strategic Defence Review say plans for the RAF could include the procurement of F-35A Lightning II fighters with a mention of delivering nuclear payloads. Since…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
June 1, 2025
Russian DAN-M drone intercepted Ukraine
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Russian Jet Target Drone-Turned-Cruise Missile Shot Down Over Black Sea

The drone’s use is likely to provoke Ukrainian air defenses and present a dilemma between protecting targets in Odessa and preserving their surface-to-air missile stocks. The escalating war in the…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
June 1, 2025
L-39 “Skyfox” Delivered Hungary
Military Aviation

Kecskemét Welcomes First Batch of Hungarian L-39 “Skyfox” Trainers

The Hungarian Air Force received the first three L-39 Skyfox aircraft out of a total order of 12 signed in 2022, of which four will be in a reconnaissance configuration.…

Elia Silvestris Elia Silvestris
May 31, 2025
B-1B Lancer WSO Logs 5000 Hours
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B-1B Lancer WSO Logs 5,000 Hours on Strategic Bomber

Lt. Col. Alvarez, a B-1B weapons systems officer and commander of the 345th Bomb Squadron, joins a short list of aircrew who have amassed 5,000-plus flying hours in the B-1B.…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
May 31, 2025
F-15E anti-UAV
Military Aviation

CENTCOM Releases Photo of F-15E with Counter-UAV Loadout in the Middle East

A few days after the first images emerged of Strike Eagles carrying four or six LAU-131 pods for drone-hunting missions, U.S. CENTCOM has released a photograph showing the same loadout…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 30, 2025
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