Month: December 2023

Interesting Video Shows Russian Cruise Missile Deploying Flares During Flight

[ad_1] A screencap from the video below showing the Kh-101 missile releasing flares, with the boxes showing a Kh-101 missile before being loaded and its wreckage equipped with countermeasures dispensers. (Images from X and Russian military, edited by The Aviationist) The video reportedly shows the Kh-101 air-launched cruise missile that appears to have been equipped …

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Russian Cruise Missile Flies Through Polish Airspace During Air Strike On Ukraine – Reports

[ad_1] Highlighted in the image above, the area where, according to the Polish authorities, a Russian missile entered the Polish airspace. (Image by The Aviationist using a PANSA image). According to the Polish Government, a Russian missile crossed Poland’s airspace during an attack on Ukraine. According to General staff of the Polish Armed Forces, an …

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U.S. Super Hornets Shoot Down Targets Over The Red Sea

[ad_1] An F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter jet, attached to the “Rampagers” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 83, lands on the flight deck during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) in the Arabian Gulf, Nov. 28, 2023. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Janae Chambers) F/A-18 Super …

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Su-27 Flanker On Display At The USAF Museum Originally Imported To Be Used For Oil Exploration

[ad_1] The Su-27UB on display at the NMUSAF. (Image credit: Tom Demerly/TheAviationist.com) There’s an interesting, almost forgotten detail in the history of the mysterious ex-Ukrainian Air Force Su-27 that you can find on display at NMUSAF in Dayton, Ohio: it was brought to the U.S. to find oil and gas. The former Ukrainian Air Force Su-27UB …

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First C-27J Next Generation Delivered To The Slovenian Armed Forces

[ad_1] The first Slovenian C-27J NG during the delivery ceremony on Dec. 20, 2023. (All images, author) The first of two C-27J NG aircraft has been delivered to Slovenia last week. It’s the largest airplane ever operated by the country’s Armed Forces. On Dec. 19, 2023, the first of two C-27J Next Generation aircraft for …

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