Video - What's It Like To Fly In An Air Force Jet?

Video – What’s It Like To Fly In An Air Force Jet?

ÄMARI AIR BASE, ESTONIA – Ever wonder what it’s like to fly in an air force jet? Watch how NATO video journalist Krista Purmale lives the experience together with the Estonian Air Force on June 30, 2021, during ‘Ramstein Alloy 2021’, a NATO Air Policing exercise held at Ämari Air Base in Estonia. The Estonian Air Force uses its L-39 Albatros jet trainers to assist … Continue reading Video – What’s It Like To Fly In An Air Force Jet?

Drone Likely Flying From Ukraine Crashes Near Zagreb

Drone Likely Flying From Ukraine Crashes Near Zagreb

ZAGREB, CROATIA – A Soviet-era military reconnaissance drone has flown from Ukraine through the airspace of several NATO member states and eventually crashed just outside the Croatian capital Zagreb, leaving a big hole in the ground and several damaged parked vehicles, the Croatian government said. There were no casualties. According to Croatian media the drone – an old Soviet-era Tupolev Tu-141 ‘Strizh’, also operated by … Continue reading Drone Likely Flying From Ukraine Crashes Near Zagreb

Chances Of Ukraine Getting MiG-29 Fighter Jets From Poland Appear To Have Declined

Chances Of Ukraine Getting MiG-29 Fighter Jets From Poland Appear To Have Declined

WASHINGTON D.C. – The US seems to temper expectations about the delivery of Polish MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine. The Polish proposal to do so is “untenable”, according to the Pentagon. Poland considered bringing the fighter jets to USAF Ramstein Air Base in Germany and then handing them over to the Ukrainian Air Force. At the moment however, the chances of Ukraine getting MiG-29 fighter … Continue reading Chances Of Ukraine Getting MiG-29 Fighter Jets From Poland Appear To Have Declined

French Rafale Fighter Jets Patrol The Skies Over Poland

Video – French Rafale Fighter Jets Patrol The Skies Over Poland

MONT-DE-MARSAN AIR BASE, FRANCE – French Air Force (FAF) Rafale fighter jets are patrolling the skies over Poland, supporting their allies in the Polish Air Force. Since February 24, 2022 Rafale fighter jets from Mont-de-Marsan Air Base in southern France have been flying air patrol missions over Poland, augmenting the Polish Air Force’s standing air policing efforts, as well as those of U.S. Air Force … Continue reading Video – French Rafale Fighter Jets Patrol The Skies Over Poland

U.S. Army Apache Helicopters Arrive In Latvia

Video – U.S. Army Apache Helicopters Arrive In Latvia

LIELVÃRDE AIR BASE, LATVIA – U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopters have arrived in Latvia, where they will participate in Saber Strike 2022, a NATO exercise led by the U.S., held in the Baltic states. About 20 U.S. Army Apache helicopters from the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade from Katterbach Army Airfield in Germany – where they are forward-deployed on 24 February, 2022 – flew to Lielvārde … Continue reading Video – U.S. Army Apache Helicopters Arrive In Latvia

Russian Air Force Su-34 Shot Down Over Chernihiv In Ukraine - Pilot Has Been Captured.

Russian Air Force Su-34 Shot Down Over Chernihiv In Ukraine – Pilot Has Been Captured

CHERNIHIV, UKRAINE – Ukraine forces shot down a Russian Su-34 today, near the city of Chernihiv in Northern Ukraine. The pilot managed to eject, and is detained now, the governor said. The navigator has been killed. The pilot is currently being interrogated. The aircraft with registration RF-93817 and the pilot, allegedly also served in Syrian operations in the recent past. The Ministry of Emergency Situations … Continue reading Russian Air Force Su-34 Shot Down Over Chernihiv In Ukraine – Pilot Has Been Captured

Russian Mi-35 Attack Helicopter Shot down North of Kyiv

Russian Mi-35 Attack Helicopter Shot down North of Kyiv

KOZAROVYCHI, UKRAINE – A Russian Air Force Mil Mi-35M Hind-E attack helicopter has been shot down by Ukrainian forces Saturday morning around the village of Kozarovychi, about 20km north of Kyiv, killing the helicopter’s crew. The attack helicopter was shot down using MANPADS (or MPADS, Man-Portable Air Defense System), probably a Starstreak HVM (High Velocity Missile) or a FIM-92 Stinger. NATO countries have been suppling … Continue reading Russian Mi-35 Attack Helicopter Shot down North of Kyiv

The Intercepted Ukrainian Su-27 Has Returned To Ukraine From Romania

The Intercepted Ukrainian Su-27 Has Returned To Ukraine From Romania

BACÃU, ROMANIA – The Ukrainian Air Force Su-27 Flanker has returned to Ukraine on Tuesday, March 1, 2022, after it was intercepted on February 24, 2022, by two Romanian Air Force F-16s, after entering Romanian airspace. Two MiG-21 LanceR fighter jets escorted the Ukrainian Su-27 to the border of the Romania, after which the Su-27 pilot continued his way to an unknown destination in Ukraine. … Continue reading The Intercepted Ukrainian Su-27 Has Returned To Ukraine From Romania

The Ghost Of Kyiv - The Legend Of The Ukrainian Ace

The Ghost Of Kyiv – The Legend Of The Ukrainian Ace

KYIV, UKRAINE – The Russian Forces had just invaded Ukraine a few days, when rumors started to spread on the internet that a Ukrainian fighter pilot had shot down six Russian fighter planes in one day, making him the first fighter pilot since World War II to be called an ace. Ukrainians are hailing the unknown fighter pilot who allegedly took down two Su-35, one … Continue reading The Ghost Of Kyiv – The Legend Of The Ukrainian Ace

Russian Ka-52 Scout Attack Helicopter Firing Flares Over Ukraine

Video – Russian Ka-52 Scout Attack Helicopter Firing Flares Over Ukraine

MEZHYHIRYA, UKRIANE – A lot of videos of the war in Ukriane are shared on the internet by Ukrainian YouTubers, giving us a frightening insight on the situation at this moment in the country that is being attacked and invaded by Russia since Thursday, February 24, 2022. In this video we see a ‘Russian Army Ka-52 Alligator firing flares while flying at very low altitude … Continue reading Video – Russian Ka-52 Scout Attack Helicopter Firing Flares Over Ukraine