Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot
How the Ukraine War has exposed vulnerabilities within Russia's Su-25 fleet
The protracted war in Ukraine has exposed key vulnerabilities of the ageing Su-25 fleet, leading to significant combat attrition while the type’s operational effectiveness has been unimpressive. This leads to a conclusion that the end of the Frogfoot’s career in Russia is in sight. Alexander Mladenov explains why
Ukraine shows off Western firepower at Vasylkiv Air Base
In a ceremony that included Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Vasylkiv Air Base on August 6, the Ukrainian Air Force displayed all of its main types of combat aircraft armed with Western-donated weapons
Ukraine restores ex-North Macedonian Su-25 to help fight Russia
Images of Ukrainian-operated Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot ground attack jets carrying two fuel tanks and four five-tube B-13L rocket pods that appeared on social media on May 10 have confirmed that Ukraine has managed to restore at least one of the four Su-25s that North Macedonia donated to Kyiv in 2022 to an airworthy, combat-capable condition
Azerbaijani Frogfoot tests Aselsan KGK-83 bomb in Turkey
A Sukhoi Su-25K Frogfoot-A close air support aircraft belonging to the Azerbaijan Air Force carried out a flight test with two 1,000lb Wing Assisted Guidance Kit (KGK) -83 precision-guided bombs from Konya Air Base, Turkey, on May 10
My search for Soviet aircraft in former East Germany
While the East German Air Force was quickly dissolved after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the USSR’s presence in Germany took longer to disappear. Peter R Foster recalls his time logging the Soviet Air Forces in the region
North Macedonia confirms transfer of Su-25s to Ukraine, says Mi-24s could follow
While Poland and Slovakia have become the first NATO nations to donate fighter jets to Ukraine as it continues to defend its sovereign territory from Russian invaders, the North Macedonian government has now publicly confirmed that it transferred four Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoots to the war-torn nation last year
What's next for Bulgaria's fighter fleet after the MiG-29 is retired?
The Bulgarian Air Force is poised to transform its fighter fleet as the days of its ageing MiG-29s are numbered, while the newly ordered F-16 Block 70s are due to be taken on strength not before 2025
AFM poster salutes Ukrainian Frogfoot pilots
AFM salutes brave and fallen Frogfoot pilots of Ukraine
How is Ukraine's fearsome Su-25 Frogfoot fleet helping to turn the tide of the war?
Despite heavy losses of men and machines, the ageing Ukrainian Su-25s have heroically taken the fight to the Russians and helped turn the tide in the war, as AirForces Monthly explains
Mali commissions new aircraft into Air Force service
During a ceremony at Base Aérienne 101 Bamako-Sénou/Modibo Keita International Airport on August 9, various new aircraft were formally inducted into Force Aérienne de la République du Mali (Malian Republic Air Force) service