Ukraine Russia Conflict
The ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine involves the build-up and deployment of NATO air forces - including the US Air Force - across Eastern Europe. The combined experts of AirForces Monthly, Combat Aircraft Journal and Key.Aero offer analysis on NATO and Ukrainian aircraft movements; Russian and Ukrainian air defences and ongoing operations in the region.
Ukrainian fighter pilots use F-16 simulators at Morris ANGB
Two Ukrainian Air Force pilots are using F-16 flight simulators in the US as part of a programme to assess their training needs, a defense official has said
Ukrainian fighter pilots could learn to fly Typhoons in just a few months
Ukrainian pilots could be trained to fly ex-RAF Typhoon fighter jets in a matter of months, a senior British MP has said
Croatia to transfer Mi-8 Hip helicopters to Ukraine
Croatia will send 14 Mil Mi-8 Hip tactical transport helicopters to Ukraine in a bid to further bolster the war-torn nation’s airlift capacities as Russia continues its assault on the country and its sovereignty
Ukraine-Russia War: An expert analysis of the first year
On the first anniversary of the war in Ukraine, Vladimir Trendafilovski provides a detailed analysis of the brutal conflict which began with Russia’s full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022
How RAF Voyagers made NATO Eastern Flank patrols possible
RAF Typhoons have been a regular player in the combat air patrols over NATO’s Eastern Flank since February 24 last year, but without the RAF Voyager, the job would have been a lot more complicated, as Wg Cdr Mike Udall, Officer Commanding of 101 Sqn based at RAF Brize Norton, explains to Alan Warnes
Former US Army Black Hawk suddenly appears in Ukraine
Of all the rotorcraft that have been donated from Western allies to Ukraine as it continues to bare the brunt of invading Russian forces, it seems that the first US-built helicopter to be seen involved in the conflict – a UH-60A – has unexpectedly appeared in the service of the secretive Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine
How the Ukraine War has exposed the vulnerability of helicopters
Russia’s invasion began with a helicopter-borne assault on an airport outside Kyiv. Since then, helicopters have been vulnerable to battlefield air defence systems. Tim Ripley investigates
What are the NATO ISR aircraft really doing on Ukraine's border?
NATO nations regularly fly a plethora of signals intelligence aircraft close to Ukraine’s western and southern borders. What are these aircraft doing? Thomas Withington explains all…
What could the F-16 Fighting Falcon do for Ukraine?
Ukraine thinks that it needs fast-jets and one particular aircraft type is in its sights: the F-16 Fighting Falcon. Jon Lake explains the situation and evaluates why this aspiration may go largely unfulfilled and why that may not be a disaster
General Atomics offers Ukraine two unmanned aircraft systems for $1
Linden Blue, the CEO of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI), has offered to transfer two of the US-based remotely piloted aircraft system manufacturer’s own training aircraft to Ukraine for the symbolic price of $1