Last month, Turkish jets shot down an unidentified drone that it said had violated Turkey's airspace.Turkey changed its rules of engagement a few years ago after Syria shot down a Turkish plane. According to the new rules, Turkey said it would consider all "elements" approaching from Syria ...
Ukraine's military has claimed it shot down three Russian fighter jets in the south of the country. The Su-34 fighter bombers were reportedly brought down in the Kherson region on Friday, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the air force. President Zelenskyy praised Odesa's...
a Russian Mi-24 "Hind" armed helicopter flying at low altitude to carry out ground attack missions was directly shot down by a shoulder mounted portable air defense missile of the Ukrainian government army. This is also the third confirmed Russian armed...
Russian forces have shot down a Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jet, according to a statement released by the Russian Defense Ministry on Sunday. The ministry also reported that Kiev’s forces have lost several Western-made armor pieces, including a Bradley fighting vehicle. “Seventeen counterattacks by...
One was shot down in 2019 over Yemen with a surface-to-air missile fired by Houthi rebels, U.S. Central Command said at the time. Reapers can be armed with Hellfire missiles as well as laser-guided bombs and can fly for more than 1,100 miles at altitudes of up to 50,000 feet,acco...
MiG, Russian aerospace design bureau that is the country’s major producer of jet fighter aircraft. It developed the family of technologically advanced MiG aircraft, including the Soviet Union’s first jet fighter. The MiG design bureau is part of the st
“was a Russian-turned-Ukrainian Su-27 Flanker pilot well-known for his flying prowess. No matter the veracity of the Ghost, Ukrainian forces appear to be clearing the skies of Russian aircraft quite handily. Oksanchencko came out of retirement to fight for Ukraine and was shot down and ...
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WASHINGTON - Russian fighter jets flew dangerously close to several U.S. drone aircraft over Syria on Wednesday, setting off flares and forcing the MQ-9 Reapers to take evasive maneuvers, the Air Force said. U.S. Air Forces Central released a video of the encounter, showing a Russian SU-...
Several U.S. MQ-9s have been lost in recent years, including to hostile action. One was shot down in 2019 over Yemen with a surface-to-air missile fired by Houthi rebels, who also unsuccessfully fired on another of the drones a few days later, U.S. Central Command said....