Ukraine is expected to make its case for the removal of restrictions placed on Western-provided long-range weapons that bar striking targets in Russia and urge allies to rush more air defense to the country during a key meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group on ...
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Two U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II fighters landed on a Finnish highway on Sept. 4, the first time USAF aircraft have operated from a road—not a runway—in Europe. It is part of the service’s push to operate from more locations with less infrastructure in ...
A Ukrainian Air Force pilot was killed when his F-16 fighter crashed Aug. 26, Ukraine’s military announced Aug. 29. The incident occurred during a massive Russian missile and drone attack that day that saw Ukraine’s F-16s make their combat debut. But the mission came at ...
The U.S. Air Force worked with Denmark and Norway to reprogram the EW systems on the F-16s those countries and the Netherlands are providing to Ukraine. The move is expected to help counter the threat from Russia.
Ukraine’s first F-16s were unveiled by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Aug. 4, ending a lengthy wait for the Western fighters Kyiv says it needs to defend its airspace from Russia.
The first F-16s have arrived in Ukraine, finally giving Kyiv the venerable fourth-generation multirole fighter it has sought for over a year, according to multiple reports.
F-16s that will soon be provided to Ukraine will not give Ukraine air superiority due to robust Russian air defenses, but will allow Kyiv to transition to a Western-style air force and better employ U.S. munitions, U.S. Air Forces in Europe Commander Gen. James B. ...
The U.S. Air Force needs to rethink how small, low-cost drones could change the definition of air superiority, Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. James C. Slife said on July 29.
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