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The MiG-35 “Fulcrum Foxtrot,” a heavily upgraded multirole fighter derived from the iconic MiG-29 platform, has reportedly completed its final qualification trials with Russian defence authorities, marking a potential turning point in the aircraft’s long-stalled journey toward frontline service.
In a rare public glimpse into Russia’s ongoing long-range strike capability developments, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev was recently shown a previously unknown missile during a visit to the Kapustin Yar missile test range in the Astrakhan region.
Russia has reportedly enhanced its already formidable arsenal of glide bombs, widely deployed in its war effort against Ukraine, by integrating a sophisticated anti-jamming system known as Kometa (Comet) to further sharpen their strike accuracy amid growing electronic warfare threats.
A Ukrainian Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon was shot down in combat over the weekend in what analysts describe as a potentially pivotal moment in the intensifying aerial warfare over Eastern Europe.
Once heralded as a transformative weapon in the West’s strategic arsenal, the Storm Shadow/SCALP-EG cruise missile had inspired confidence among Western political leaders and military strategists, who believed it could decisively shift the balance in the protracted Russia-Ukraine conflict, now deep into its third year.
Russian military personnel stationed in the strategic Kursk region are set to receive a cash bounty of $100,000 after successfully capturing an M1A1 Abrams main battle tank—one of the most formidable assets in the Ukrainian arsenal.
Just months after Ukraine’s Air Force integrated F-16 fighter jets into its fleet, a former senior official has conceded that these Western-supplied aircraft are ill-equipped to challenge Russia’s Su-35 in direct air-to-air combat.
For the past three years, Ukraine’s survival on the battlefield has hinged on cutting-edge weaponry provided by Western and European allies, with the United States standing at the forefront of this crucial support.
At the dawn of the Ukraine-Russia war, Russian attack helicopters were little more than flying coffins, easy prey for Ukrainian gunners.
Russian sources has claimed that a Ukrainian Su-27 fighter jet was brought down down in the area of Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast by a Russian Su-30SM2 using a long-range R-37M air-to-air missile from a distance of 130 km.