Long-range Tu-22m3 bombers of the Russian Military Space Forces (VKS) performed a planned flight in the airspace over the neutral waters of the Black Sea. This was announced on December 16 by the Russian Defense Ministry.

Japan has scrambled jets to monitor Russian and Chinese air forces conducting joint patrols around the country, the Japanese defense ministry said late Tuesday, amid rising tensions between Tokyo and Beijing.

Russia unveiled the Su-75 “Checkmate” as a bargain F-35 rival that would restore its status as a top-tier fighter power and reignite exports. -Instead, sanctions, war-driven industrial collapse, and chronic underinvestment have left the jet stuck on the drawing board,

Russian and Chinese bombers conducted a joint patrol Tuesday, flying over the East China Sea and Western Pacific, prompting Seoul and Tokyo to scramble fighter aircraft to monitor the flights. At approximately 10:00 a.

The event coincided with the start of the first-ever Russia-Africa summit. LONDON -- Russia landed the world's heaviest bomber in South Africa on Wednesday in a rare show of military cooperation between the two nations, as Russian President Vladimir Putin ...

The Russian Aerospace Forces lost a bomber crew after the aircraft’s ejection system was activated while the bomber was inside a shelter, according to Russian reports.

Ukraine executed Operation Spider’s Web on June 1, 2025, devastating five Russian Air Bases Damages to the Russian Air Force are estimated at $7 billion USD, while the attack is said to have cost $2,000 to carry out Prior to the attack, the Russian Air ...

Three Russian MiG-31 Foxhound fighters violated Estonian airspace, prompting the scramble of two Italian F-35s to intercept them. Three MiG-31 Foxhound fighters of the Russian Aerospace Forces entered Estonian airspace on Sept. 19, 2025. Two F-35A ...

AI-enhanced drones and fighters will reduce Russia’s reliance on a shrinking pool of elite pilots, offsetting the manpower and training pipeline disadvantages that have long hindered the Russian military. The Russian Air Force, in a push to modernize and ...

Modern-day warfare doctrine demands control of the skies, and fighter jets are key to achieving that domination. Honed by decades of trial and error during the Cold ...

NORAD scrambled U.S. Air Force F-16s to intercept Russian Il-20 surveillance aircraft three times in the Alaskan ADIZ in less than one week. The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) reported three separate intercepts of Russian Il-20 “Coot ...

The video then shows a snippet that appears to have been filmed by a different camera, showing the aircraft heading toward the water over what look to be a residential homes. A final frame in the video appears to capture the aircraft falling into separate parts while still in the air.