A Russian Sukhoi S-70 “Okhotnik” stealthy unmanned combat aerial vehicle is reported to have crashed in eastern Ukraine on Saturday, with the drone allegedly shot down by another Russian aircraft.… Continue reading "Prototype Russian S-70 Stealthy Drone Crashes In Eastern Ukraine"
In a bold and meticulously planned operation, the Ukrainian Intelligence Directorate launched a significant drone attack on Russia’s Morozovsk Airbase on June 14, 2024. This strike, which targeted a critical… Continue reading "Ukrainian Intelligence Directorate Strikes Morozovsk Airbase With Dozens of Drones"
In recent days an unconfirmed report of a Belarussian partisan unit conducting a strike on Russian A-50U AWACS in Machulishchy was shared by various sources on social media. The Beriev… Continue reading "Beriev A-50U AWACS Returns To Russia For Repairs"
Satellite imagery from Airbus dated May 29 has shown that Russia has been using the air base at Millerovo as a forward operating base (FOB) for helicopter operations. Around 20… Continue reading "Satellite Imagery Shows a Large Number of Helicopters at Russia’s Millerovo Airbase"
The chief of Sweden’s air force has denied claims made by a Swedish broadcaster that two Russian strike aircraft that intruded into Swedish airspace in early March had done so… Continue reading "Sweden Denies Claims Nuclear-Armed Russian Aircraft Intruded Into Swedish Airspace"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. As February begins, we continue to cover the latest from around the world.… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (31 January – 4 February)"
On 12 January, the press office of Russia’s state defense industry corporation Rostec stated that a Tu-160M strategic bomber, built from the ground up as part of a thorough modernization… Continue reading "Russia’s Modernized Tu-160M Bomber Makes Its Flight Debut"
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense’s press office on Wednesday, October 13, Russian and Serbian military pilots have begun joint tactical exercises in Serbia called BARS-2021 (Brotherhood of Aviators… Continue reading "Russia And Serbia Conduct Joint “BARS-2021” And “Slavic Shield” Exercises"
The only flying prototype of Illyushin’s Il-112V light transport was destroyed in a crash outside Moscow on Tuesday, following an in-flight engine fire. RIA Novosti and Interfax report that all… Continue reading "Sole Flying Illyushin Prototype Transport Aircraft Destroyed In Fatal Crash"
Sergei Shoigu, the Russian Defense Minister, arrived in Novosibirsk on a business visit, during which he toured the Sukhoi Novosibirsk Chkalov aircraft factory, one of the Russian military-industrial complex’s key… Continue reading "Russian Defense Minister Gives Update On The Su-34 Modernization & The S-70 Hunter Drone"